{"ref":"FL-HC-EP-02","title":"Special Needs Clients, the Special Needs Registry, and Services During Emergencies","category":"Emergency preparedness","summary":"Sets the client-level emergency duties: telling every client on admission about the county special needs registry and recording whether the client will evacuate or stay and who will provide care; collecting and submitting registration information and giving special needs clients registration information each year; keeping a current prioritized list of clients who need services in an emergency; recording for each registered client how care will continue; leaving a medication, supply and equipment list in the home; continuing the same type and quantity of services in special needs shelters; and documenting good faith efforts when services cannot continue.","inShort":["Every client has an emergency plan in the home folder. Check that it is there and still correct.","Special needs clients also have a list of their medications, supplies and equipment in the home. It goes with them if they evacuate.","Remind clients they can register with the county special needs registry. The office can help.","Tell the office at once if a client's needs, caregiver or address change.","If a client goes to a special needs shelter, we keep providing the same services there."],"primaryCitation":"Rule 59A-8.027(8), F.A.C.","citations":["Rule 59A-8.027(8), (12)-(17), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.002(29)-(30), F.A.C.","s. 400.492(1)-(4), F.S.","s. 400.497(10)(b), F.S.","s. 252.355(1)-(5), F.S.","s. 381.0303, F.S."],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Show me where this client was told about the special needs registry and what the client plans to do in a hurricane.","Show me your current prioritized list. When was it last updated?"],"forms":[{"ref":"FL-HC-EP-02-A","title":"Client Emergency Plan"},{"ref":"FL-HC-EP-02-B","title":"Medication, Supply, and Equipment List for Evacuation"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-8.027(8), F.A.C.)","5. On Admission: The Client Emergency Plan","6. Registering Clients With Special Needs","7. The Prioritized Client List","8. The Record of Each Registered Client","9. The Medication, Supply, and Equipment List in the Home","10. Services in Special Needs Shelters","11. When Services Cannot Continue","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"fl-hca","state":"Florida","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}