{"ref":"OH-HSP-EP-01","title":"Emergency Preparedness Program","category":"Emergency preparedness","summary":"Sets the Agency's emergency preparedness program under 42 CFR §418.113, which Ohio Medicaid also requires of every Medicaid hospice: the all-hazards risk assessment and emergency plan (reviewed and updated at least every two years), delegations of authority and succession, an emergency plan and priority level for every patient, the required policies and procedures (follow-up with staff and patients, informing officials, records, staffing, arrangements with other providers), the extra duties of an Agency inpatient facility, the communication plan, training, and the exercises the rule requires each year.","inShort":["Every patient has an emergency plan and a priority level (1, 2 or 3) set at admission.","In an emergency, keep your phone on and tell your manager if you are safe and able to work.","Patients at level 1 are contacted first, then levels 2 and 3.","Teach families to keep backup oxygen, comfort medications and the 24-hour number on hand.","Never travel in conditions officials have declared unsafe.","The disaster coordinator, Avery Sample, leads the response."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §418.113","citations":["OAC 3701-19-08(B)","OAC 3701-19-03(H)(1)(a)","OAC 3701-19-13(B)(4), (7)","OAC 5160-56-04(A)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.113","45 CFR §164.510(b)(1)(ii), (b)(4)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your risk assessment and the date your emergency plan, policies, communication plan and training program were last reviewed.","How do you know which patients need help first if the power goes out across the county?"],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HSP-EP-01-A","title":"Patient Emergency Plan and Priority Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.113)","5. Leadership, Delegations of Authority and Succession","6. Risk Assessment","7. The Emergency Plan","8. An Emergency Plan for Every Patient","9. Policies and Procedures","10. Additional Duties of an Agency Inpatient Facility","11. Communication Plan","12. Activating the Plan","13. Training","14. Exercises","15. Integrated Health Care Systems","16. Responsibilities","17. Records and Compliance Monitoring","18. Staff Training","19. References","20. Related Policies and Forms","21. Approval","22. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"oh-hospice","state":"Ohio","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}}