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Items
- Federal.
A Failure of Initiative Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee
to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina.
(PDF
file).
(Posted 4/03/06)
- Federal. "Disaster
Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals
and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes." Released by the Govt. Accountability
Office (GAO), February 16, 2006. The GAO obtained information on (1)
who is responsible for deciding to evacuate hospitals and nursing homes,
(2) what issues administrators consider when deciding to evacuate hospitals
and nursing homes, and (3) what federal response capabilities support
the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes. This report documents
the GAO's preliminary views.
(PDF
file).
(Posted 4/03/06)
- Federal. Executive Order #13375
on Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
(PDF file).
(Posted 1/26/06)
- Federal. Waiver under section
1135 of the Social Security Act, issued by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services on September 7, 2005, to waive requirements or regulations
regarding health care providers, sanctions under the Emergency Medical
Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), Medicare enrollees, and the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Measures to waive
requirements were taken to meet the needs of Hurricane Katrina victims
enrolled in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and the State Children’s
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
(PDF file).
(Posted 10/18/05)
- Arkansas. Memorandum
Immunity Protection. This memo was issued in response to Hurricane
Katrina by Rick Hogan of the Arkansas Department of Health and Human
Services, and provides a summary of federal and state laws relating
to emergency personnel and their immunity from liability in the event
of a declaration of emergency or public health emergency.
(PDF
file).
(Posted 10/18/05)
- Arkansas.
Waiver of Immunization Requirements for Schools and Childcare Facilities
for Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Paul Halverson, Arkansas
Public Health Officer, entered this order on September 2, 2005, and
temporarily waived immunization requirements so that children from the
Gulf Coast could attend school in Arkansas.
(PDF
file).
(Posted 10/18/05)
- Arkansas. Emergency Order:
Temporary Waiver of Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma
Systems Regulations Regarding Reciprocity. Paul Halverson, Public
Health Officer, filed this emergency order on September 3, 2005, to
respond to a shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in the
Arkansas. The order temporarily suspends the process required for certification
of EMTs from Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Iowa, Indiana, and Texas.
(PDF file).
(Posted 10/18/05)
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