{"ref":"LA-HSP-EP-01","title":"Emergency Preparedness and the Louisiana At-Risk Registry","category":"Emergency preparedness","summary":"Sets out the Agency’s emergency preparedness program under LAC 48:I §8216 and, if Medicare-certified, 42 CFR §418.113: the yearly all-hazards risk assessment and governing body approval, the seven required plan elements, each patient’s emergency plan and priority level, updating the Louisiana at-risk registry for patients who meet the four criteria, what to do when an emergency is forecast or happens, notice to the Health Standards Section by the next stated business day, recovery, training, exercises and the inpatient facility plan.","inShort":["At admission the nurse completes Form LA-HSP-EP-01-A with the patient and caregiver: priority level, where they will go, and equipment that needs power.","Mark every patient who lives alone and cannot evacuate, whose caregiver cannot carry out an evacuation, who cannot afford to evacuate, or who refuses to evacuate. The Agency updates the Louisiana at-risk registry for these patients.","Teach each family what to do in an emergency, to keep extra medicines and supplies, and to call (225) 555-0199 if they leave.","When a storm or other emergency is coming, call patients by priority level and follow the disaster coordinator, Avery Sample.","If services are interrupted or the office must move because of an emergency, the Health Standards Section is told no later than the next business day."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I §8216","citations":["LAC 48:I §8216","LAC 48:I §8221.C.18","LAC 48:I §8235.D.1.f","LAC 48:I §8235.D.3.b","LAC 48:I §8235.C.1","LAC 48:I §8215.A","LAC 48:I §8245","LAC 48:I §8246","LAC 48:I §8247.L.2"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.113","45 CFR §164.510(b)","45 CFR §164.512(a)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your all-hazards risk assessment from this year and the governing body’s approval of the emergency plan.","Which of your patients meet the at-risk registry criteria, and when did you last update the registry?"],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HSP-EP-01-A","title":"Patient Emergency Plan and At-Risk Evaluation"},{"ref":"LA-HSP-EP-01-B","title":"Notice to the Health Standards Section of Service Interruption or Change of Location"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I §8216)","5. Leadership and the Yearly Cycle","6. The All-Hazards Risk Assessment","7. The Emergency Responsiveness Plan","8. Each Patient’s Emergency Plan and Priority Level","9. The Louisiana At-Risk Registry","10. When an Emergency Is Forecast or Happens","11. Notice to the Health Standards Section","12. Recovery and After-Action Review","13. Training and Exercises","14. Licensed Inpatient Hospice Facility","15. Responsibilities","16. Records and Compliance Monitoring","17. Staff Training","18. References","19. Related Policies and Forms","20. Approval","21. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hospice","state":"Louisiana","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}