Emergency Preparedness Program
Sets out the Agency’s all-hazards emergency preparedness program: the risk assessment and written plan, the disaster coordinator and alternate, continuity of operations, patient triage categories, help with STEAR registration, what each patient is told, communication with staff, patients, officials and HHSC, the emergency documentation system, arrangements with other hospices, training, exercises, and review.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-HSP-EP-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.113
- Library
- Texas hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Emergency preparedness
- Sections
- 23
In short
- Our disaster coordinator is Avery Sample; the alternate is Jamie Sample. Follow their instructions during an emergency.
- Every patient has a triage category and an emergency plan. Know the category of each patient you serve.
- Offer every patient help to register with STEAR by calling 2-1-1, and record the answer.
- Keep your phone charged and answer activation messages. Report every patient contact during an emergency.
- If you cannot reach a patient, tell the coordinator at once so officials can be told.
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 (42 CFR §418.113; 26 TAC §558.256)
- 5. Risk Assessment and Plan
- 6. Patient Triage and Evacuation Needs
- 6.1 Patients who may need evacuation assistance and STEAR
- 6.2 What each patient is told
- 7. Preparedness
- 8. Response
- 9. Communication Plan
- 9.1 Emergency medical documentation
- 10. Recovery
- 11. Training
- 12. Exercises and Review
- 12.1 After-action review
- 13. Responsibilities
- 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your risk assessment and the date the plan was last reviewed.
- Who are your disaster coordinator and alternate, and how are they reached after hours?
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