Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Requires a licensed home health agency to prepare, maintain, update and review each year a comprehensive emergency management plan (CEMP) in the AHCA CEMP format (s. 400.492, F.S.; Rule 59A-8.027, F.A.C.); names the safety liaison; sets the 30-day submission and notice duties of s. 408.821(1), F.S., and county health department review; sets how the plan is activated before, during and after an emergency, how communication continues if phones fail, what happens if the Agency cannot continue services, and staff training and exercises. A homemaker and companion registrant keeps an equivalent plan as the Agency's own standard.
- Policy number
- FL-HC-EP-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- s. 400.492, F.S.
- Library
- Florida home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Emergency preparedness
- Sections
- 20
In short
- We have a written emergency plan for hurricanes, floods, extreme heat and power outages.
- Our safety liaison is Avery Sample. Follow the safety liaison's instructions in an emergency.
- Keep your phone number and address current with the office, and have your own family plan.
- When a storm is coming, the office calls clients in priority order. Tell the office where each client will be.
- If phones are down, follow the backup plan you learned in training. Never drive through flood water.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (s. 400.492, F.S.)
- 5. Who Must Have a Plan
- 6. What the Plan Contains
- 7. The Safety Liaison and Emergency Contacts
- 8. Submitting, Reviewing, and Updating the Plan
- 9. Before an Emergency
- 10. During an Emergency
- 11. If the Agency Cannot Continue Services
- 12. After the Emergency
- 13. Responsibilities
- 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 15. Staff Training
- 16. References
- 17. Related Policies and Forms
- 18. Approval
- 19. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your CEMP, the date it was last reviewed, and the county health department's approval or your record of submission.
- Who is your safety liaison, and have you reported that person's after-hours number to county emergency management?
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