Emergency Preparedness Program
Sets out the Agency's emergency preparedness program: the facility-based and community-based all-hazards risk assessment, the emergency plan, the policies and procedures for patients at home and in facilities, the communication plan, training and exercises. Missouri requires every certified hospice to review and update its emergency preparedness policies and procedures at least annually and to hold annual exercises to test the plan (19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(J)2), which is stricter than the federal two-year review cycle, so the Agency reviews the whole program every year.
- Policy number
- MO-HSP-EP-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(J)2
- Library
- Missouri hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Emergency preparedness
- Sections
- 21
In short
- Every patient has an emergency plan in the home folder and a priority level in the record. Keep both up to date.
- In an emergency, check in with the office as soon as you can, by phone, text or any backup way in the plan.
- Highest-priority patients are contacted first. Log every contact.
- If you cannot reach a patient, tell the office at once so officials can be told.
- Keep your own contact details current and take part in the training and exercises held every year.
What's inside
21 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(J)2)
- 5. State and Federal Requirements at a Glance
- 6. Program Leadership, Delegation of Authority and Succession
- 7. Risk Assessment
- 8. Patient Preparedness and Emergency Priority
- 9. Procedures When the Plan Is Activated
- 10. Communication Plan
- 11. Additional Procedures for an Agency Inpatient Facility
- 12. Training and Exercises
- 13. Annual Program Review
- 14. Responsibilities
- 15. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 16. Staff Training
- 17. References
- 18. Related Policies and Forms
- 19. Approval
- 20. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your risk assessment. Which hazards did you identify for your service area, and how was it done?
- How do you know which patients would need help first, and how would you tell local officials about patients who need help to evacuate?
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