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(f) Providing opportunities for participation in school related extra-curricular activities. T. Religion. Each child shall be provided with opportunities for voluntary religious expression and participation in religious education and attendance at services compatible with the religious preference of the child, or a parent or guardian of the child. U. Disaster Plans. (1) Each licensed facility shall file a disaster plan with the Agency that would allow the Agency to identify, locate, and ensure continuity of services to children. A disaster plan shall include all of the following information: (a) Plans for responding to disasters that may occur in the facility’s location to include, but not limited to: hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, earthquakes, chemical emergencies, power outages, wildfires, heat waves, floods and winter storm; (b) Where facility staff and children would go in an evacuation, including one location in the nearby area and one location out of the area; (c) A plan for transporting children in case of an emergency; (d) Phone numbers, electronic mail addresses, and other contact information for the facility staff; (e) A list of items that the facility staff will take if evacuated, including any medication and medical equipment for children; (f) Phone numbers the facility will call to check in with the Agency; (g) Plans for responding to a public health emergency. (2) A facility shall review the disaster plan on an annual basis to ensure it is current and accurate, document the annual review, and provide any updated documentation to the Agency as part of the annual relicensing requirements. (3) The facility shall have written procedures for all of the following: (a) Contacting the Agency, parent, guardian, or legal custodian, and emergency service provid- ers as appropriate, in case of emergency; (b) Fire safety, evacuation drills and response, including evacuation of children with limited mobility, limited understanding, or hearing impairment in case of fire; (c) Phone numbers of staff members to be notified in case of an accident, the name, address, and telephone number of each child’s health care provider and written consent from the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian for emergency medical treatment shall easily accessible; (4) In the event of a mandatory evacuation order due to a disaster, children are to be evacuated to a designated shelter or a safe location that is not threatened by the disaster. V. Critical Incident Reporting. (1) The Agency considers the following situations to be critical incidents that shall be reported to the placing agency, legal guardian or parent no more than two hours after the incident: (a) Death of client; (b) Attempted suicide by client; (c) Emergency change in placement (e.g. hospitalization, incarceration); (d) Absence without leave/Runaway. (2) The Agency considers the following situations to be critical incidents that shall be reported to the placing agency, legal guardian or parent within 24 hours: (a) Any serious injury or illness; (b) Suicidal gesture, not life threatening; (c) Prescription medication error; (d) Off-site emergency medical treatment; (e) Off-site emergency medical assessment;