Emergency plan rules in New York
2 license types researched, regulated by New York State Department of Health. Every requirement below carries the rule that imposes it.
Skilled nursing facility
Licensed in New York as Nursing Home, by New York State Department of Health.
10 NYCRR §415.26(f) (disaster planning); NY Executive Law §23-B
New York nursing homes are reported to conduct annual full-scale evacuation drills, on top of the CMS two-exercise programme.
Confirm the drill and full-scale evacuation requirement in 10 NYCRR §415.26(f) against primary text; sourced from a provider-association summary.
New York requires the disaster preparedness plan to include a reserve supply of food, water and medication; access to a generator or generators sufficient to supply electrical power to the facility; and an evacuation plan for residents that identifies an alternative site suitable for temporary use. The alternative site is named in statute — a plan that says 'we will relocate as directed' does not satisfy it.
NY Executive Law §23-B- Executive Law §23-B reaches nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programmes and assisted living residences — four license types, one statutory standard, but each with its own DOH regulation on top.
- New York City adds a further layer: FDNY fire-code plan and emergency-action-plan filings sit on top of the state DOH requirements for buildings in the five boroughs.
- drills — Confirm the drill and full-scale evacuation requirement in 10 NYCRR §415.26(f) against primary text; sourced from a provider-association summary.
Reviewed 2026-07-30
Assisted living / residential care
Licensed in New York as Adult Home / Enriched Housing Program / Assisted Living Residence, by New York State Department of Health.
NY Executive Law §23-B; 10 NYCRR Parts 487–488 (adult care facilities)
The same §23-B standard reaches adult homes, enriched housing programmes and assisted living residences: food, water and medication in reserve; access to generators sufficient to power the facility; and an evacuation plan naming an alternative site suitable for temporary use.
NY Executive Law §23-B- New York regulates adult care facilities separately from nursing homes. Confirm which of the three license types you hold — the DOH regulation differs even though the §23-B statutory standard is shared.
Reviewed 2026-07-30
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What this page is
The requirements New York places on a facility emergency preparedness plan, taken from the state’s own rules rather than a national template. Where we have confirmed something against primary text it is stated plainly; where we have not, it says so and names what to check. Nothing here is inferred from what other states do.
The part that is the same everywhere
The federal layer does not vary by state, and it is narrower than it is usually described. OSHA 29 CFR §1910.38 does not bind every employer on its own — by its applicability paragraph it governs an emergency action plan whenever another OSHA standard requires the employer to have one, and it then settles what that plan must contain. The CMS emergency preparedness rule applies by certified provider type rather than by building. That layer, plus the exit-route, alarm and first-aid rules and the fire code’s plan structure, is covered in the main crash course rather than repeated on all fifty state pages.
Write the plan
The Emergency Plan Builder produces the document itself and is driven by this same research, so the two cannot disagree about what New York requires. The Compliance Calendar puts the drills and inspections on dates.