CA SB1418

Requires emergency and disaster plans for adult residential facilities, children's residential facilities (except foster/small family homes), residential care facilities for persons with chronic life-threatening illness, and child daycare facilities, with comprehensive evacuation, shelter, communication, and utility procedures.

Mandates adult day programs to develop emergency plans including evacuation procedures, transportation arrangements, emergency contact lists, and utility shut-off valve locations.

Requires staff training upon hire and annually, quarterly emergency drills varying by scenario, annual plan reviews with documented updates, and evacuation chairs at each stairwell by July 1, 2021.

Facilities must maintain readily available emergency information including resident rosters with dates of birth, care plans, medication lists, and emergency contact information for responsible parties and physicians.

Expands existing emergency preparedness requirements previously applicable only to residential care facilities for the elderly to multiple facility types under the California Community Care Facilities Act and Child Day Care Facilities Act.