The adult family home must ensure that each resident's assessment identifies, and each resident's preliminary care plan and negotiated care plan describes the resident's ability to evacuate the home according to the following descriptions:

(1) Independent: Resident is physically and mentally capable of safely getting out of the home without the assistance of another individual or the use of mobility aids. The department will consider a resident independent if capable of getting out of the home after one verbal cue;

(2) Assistance required: Resident is not physically or mentally capable of getting out of the house without assistance from another individual or mobility aids.