{"ref":"FL-HH-EP-01","title":"Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and Emergency Preparedness Program","category":"Emergency preparedness","summary":"Requires the Agency to prepare, keep, and follow a comprehensive emergency management plan (CEMP) in the format of AHCA Form 3110-1022 (Rule 59A-8.027(1), F.A.C.; s. 400.492, F.S.), sets out who leads it (the safety liaison required by s. 408.821(1), F.S.), what the plan must cover, when it is reviewed, submitted, and reported to AHCA (the 30-day steps in s. 408.821(1), F.S.), how phone number changes are reported to county emergency management and county health departments, how the plan is activated, and how staff are trained. If the Agency is Medicare-certified, adds the federal emergency preparedness program, communication plan, and training and testing rules in 42 CFR §484.102.","inShort":["The Agency has a written emergency plan for hurricanes and other emergencies. Know your role in it.","Our safety liaison is Avery Sample. The backup is Jamie Sample.","Keep your phone number and emergency contacts up to date with the office.","When the plan is activated, follow the call tree and report to work as the plan says.","If phones are down, use the backup ways to reach the office in the plan."],"primaryCitation":"s. 400.492, F.S.","citations":["s. 400.492, F.S.","s. 400.497(10), F.S.","Rule 59A-8.027(1), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.027(2), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.027(3), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.027(4), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.027(5), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.027(6), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.027(7), F.A.C.","s. 408.821(1), F.S.","s. 408.821(3), F.S."],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.102","42 CFR §484.102(a)","42 CFR §484.102(b)","42 CFR §484.102(c)","42 CFR §484.102(d)","45 CFR §164.510(b)(4)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your comprehensive emergency management plan and the approval from the county health department or Department of Health. When did you last review it?","Who is your safety liaison, and who coordinates your emergency response after hours? Have the county emergency management office and county health department been given current phone numbers for each county you serve?"],"forms":[{"ref":"FL-HH-EP-01-A","title":"CEMP Review, Submission, Training, and Exercise Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (s. 400.492, F.S.)","5. Safety Liaison and Emergency Coordinators","6. What the Plan Must Contain","7. Submission, Approval, and Notices to AHCA","8. Annual Review, Updates, and Change of Ownership","9. Activating the Plan","10. Staff Duties, Training, and Exercises","11. Medicare-Certified Agencies: Emergency Preparedness Program","11.1 Emergency plan","11.2 Policies and procedures","11.3 Communication plan","11.4 Training and testing","12. After an Emergency","13. Responsibilities","14. Records and Compliance Monitoring","15. Staff Training","16. References","17. Related Policies and Forms","18. Approval","19. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"fl-hha","state":"Florida","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-emergency-preparedness/","h1":"What does a home health emergency preparedness plan need to include?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}