---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1620.4"
title: "45"
number: "1620.4"
heading: "Establishing policies and procedures for emergencies."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1620.4"
---

# §1620.4. Establishing policies and procedures for emergencies.


The governing body of a recipient shall adopt written policies and procedures to guide the recipient in undertaking emergency cases or matters not within the recipient's established priorities. Emergencies include those non-priority cases or matters that require immediate legal action to:

- (a) Secure or preserve the necessities of life,
- (b) Protect against or eliminate a significant risk to the health or safety of the client or immediate family members, or
- (c) **Address other significant legal issues that arise because of new and unforeseen circumstances.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(2); Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 104-134,110 Stat. 1321.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 19408, Apr. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted.