{"ref":"GA-HC-EP-01","title":"Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Services","category":"Emergency preparedness","summary":"Sets out how the Agency plans for and responds to emergencies such as severe weather, power failures, disease outbreaks, office closures and staff shortages: who leads, how clients are ranked by need and contacted, how essential visits continue, and how clients are told and referred if the Agency cannot deliver services.","inShort":["Every client has an emergency plan in the home folder. Know where it is and what it says.","In an emergency, the office contacts clients who most depend on us first.","Never travel in conditions the office has called unsafe. Tell the office at once if you cannot reach a visit.","If you find a client who is not safe, call 911 and then the office.","Keep your phone number current with the office so we can reach you."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(6)(a)3","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.12(4)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.10(2)(d)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.04"],"federalCitations":["45 CFR §164.308(a)(7)","45 CFR §164.510(b)(4)"],"surveyorAsks":["Who leads your emergency plan, and who stands in for that person?","How do you decide which clients must be seen first if staff cannot reach everyone?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HC-EP-01-A","title":"Client Emergency Plan"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5))","5. Planning","6. Client Priority Levels","7. Response","8. Recovery and Review","9. Testing the Plan","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-phc","state":"Georgia","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}}