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Emergency Preparedness for Every Emergency The State Survey Agency (SA) and local emergency response entities should collaborate and develop effective and integrated emergency management policies and procedures, considering such factors such as: - Local city/county/parish responsibilities
- Mass evacuation procedures, including inter-state issues
- Identification of special need populations
Recommendations for effective SA emergency planning activities include: - Foster and build relationships with Federal, Tribal, State, Regional, and local emergency agencies to ensure the SA is included in emergency planning efforts, for a collaborative, integrated and seamless response.
- Clarify which activities will be performed at a Tribal, State, local, or coordinated level, and determining the essential functions the SA will conduct during an emergency.
- Ensure up-to-date personal contact information for one or more key staff members is provided to the CMS Regional Office as well as other Federal, Tribal, State and local emergency partners.
- Ensure SA staff are trained and knowledgeable regarding the State's emergency plan and regular drills and exercises are held.
- Establish the capability to track the status of health care providers affected by the disruptive event, and provide CMS with an electronic report.
- Encourage health care providers collaborate with their local emergency management agency when developing an emergency plan.
CMS has developed several tools to assist SAs, based on the input and recommendations of the S&C Emergency Preparedness Stakeholder Communication Forum, and their partners, including the following representatives: - Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
- State Survey Agencies
- Accrediting Organizations
- Provider Associations
- Patient and Resident Advocates
- HHS Administration on Aging (AoA)
- HHS U.S. Office of Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
- HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
An emergency preparedness checklist has been developed as a recommended tool to assist SAs with their planning and response efforts. An Affected Provider Status Report template has been developed in MS Word and Excel as a tool to assist SAs to submit information to their Regional Offices regarding health care providers that have been affected by a disruptive event. (pending) Click on the links in the Downloads section below to access these helpful tools for State Survey Agencies. In addition, to help with interstate and regional planning efforts, click on the link in the Download section to access selected State Agency emergency preparedness Web sites. (pending)
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