Evacuation plan required for child-care centers and family child-care homes -- Annual updating of plan -- Provision of plan to local emergency management officials and parents
KRS 199.895
in effect199.895. Evacuation plan required for child-care centers and family child-care homes -- Annual updating of plan -- Provision of plan to local emergency management officials and parents
(1) A child-care center licensed under KRS 199.896 and a family child-care home certified under KRS 199.8982 shall have a written plan for evacuation in the event of fire, natural disaster, or other threatening situation that may pose a health or safety hazard to the children in the center or home. The plan shall include but not be limited to:
(a) A designated relocation site and evacuation route;
(b) Procedures for notifying parents of the relocation and ensuring family reunification;
(c) Procedures to address the needs of individual children including children with special needs;
(d) Instructions relating to the training of staff or the reassignment of staff duties, as appropriate;
(e) Coordination with local emergency management officials; and
(f) A program to ensure that appropriate staff are familiar with the plan's components.
(2) A child-care center and a family child-care home shall update the evacuation plan by December 31 each year.
(3) A child-care center and a family child-care home shall retain an updated copy of the plan for evacuation, provide an updated copy to appropriate local emergency management officials, and provide a copy to each parent, custodian, or guardian of the child at the time of the child's enrollment in the program and whenever the plan is updated.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012. -- Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 3, effective December 31, 2011.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40523Fetched: 10/20/2026