Special Needs Registry, Patient Emergency Plans, Prioritized Patient List, and Care During Emergencies
Sets out what staff do for each patient before, during, and after an emergency: telling every patient and caregiver on admission about the special needs registry and recording the patient's plan to evacuate or stay home (Rule 59A-8.027(8), F.A.C.), providing registration information each year and collecting and submitting registration information (s. 252.355(2)(b), F.S.; Rule 59A-8.027(13)), keeping a medication, supply, and equipment list in the home of each special needs patient (Rule 59A-8.027(17)), keeping a current prioritized patient list (s. 400.492(2), F.S.), contacting patients and facilities when an emergency threatens, continuing care at home and in special needs shelters, and documenting good-faith efforts when care cannot continue (s. 400.492(3), F.S.).
- Policy number
- FL-HH-EP-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Rule 59A-8.027(8), F.A.C.
- Library
- Florida home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Emergency preparedness
- Sections
- 23
In short
- On admission, tell every patient about the county special needs registry and offer help to register.
- Write down whether the patient will evacuate or stay home, and who will give care in an emergency.
- Keep the medication, supply, and equipment list in each special needs patient's home, and update it.
- Explain that special needs shelters are a last resort and may not offer the same care as at home.
- When a storm is coming, call your patients and their facilities to confirm their plans, and record each call.
What's inside
23 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-8.027(8), F.A.C.)
- 5. On Admission: The Registry and the Patient's Plan
- 6. Registration Information
- 7. Teaching Registered Patients About Shelters
- 8. Medication, Supply, and Equipment List in the Home
- 9. The Prioritized Patient List
- 10. When an Emergency Threatens
- 11. Patients Who Stay Home, and Facility Residents
- 12. Patients in Special Needs Shelters
- 13. When Services Cannot Continue or the Agency Ceases Operation
- 14. After the Emergency: Restarting Care
- 15. Sharing Information During an Emergency
- 16. Responsibilities
- 17. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 18. Staff Training
- 19. References
- 20. Related Policies and Forms
- 21. Approval
- 22. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me where this patient's record documents that the patient was told about the special needs registry and whether the patient plans to evacuate or stay home.
- Show me your current prioritized patient list. Does it include residents of assisted living facilities and adult family-care homes who need nursing services?
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