CDC 2016 This webpage features links to resources specific to including people with disabilities in emergency planning and preparedness. The resources are divided into two categories: state disability and health programs and federal agencies. Read More
Evacuating Non-Ambulatory Patients for Home Healthcare
ASPR 2017 This provides resources related to evacuation and home health agencies. Related Topic Collections: Healthcare Facility Evacuation / Sheltering and Homecare and Hospice Read More
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) National Network Learning Session: Inclusive Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery-Getting It Right
ADA 2018 The legislation highlighted in this webinar focuses on disaster response from the past five years and how best to include individuals with disabilities and those who are aging in the preparation, response, and recovery processes Read More
Chemical Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Emergency Departments
Wanner, G.K., Atti, S., Jasper, E. Jefferson Digital Commons, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers. 95. 2019 This document provides an overview of the requirements and guidelines needed to respond to a chemical disaster incident from a healthcare perspective. It includes resources for training, evaluation of chemically contaminated patients, and pre-hospital and hospital-based decontamination procedures of ambulatory …
Standards Revisions for Emergency Management Final Rule in Ambulatory Health Care
Joint Commission. 2017 This resource provides revised standards for compliance with the CMS EP Rule, specific to ambulatory health care. Read More
Listening Sessions with Disability Stakeholders in Disaster Impacted Areas
HHS Department of Homeland Security. 2019 The to summaries from a series of listening sessions conducted by the DHS for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The purpose of these sessions was to identify concerns resulting from experiences related to the impact of disasters on individuals with disabilities in various geographic areas, as well as …
Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule
CMS issued the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Final Rule to establish consistent emergency preparedness requirements for healthcare providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid. Established to increase patient safety during emergencies and promote a more coordinated response to natural and human-caused disasters. The U.S. HHS Office of ASPR worked closely with CMS in the …
HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration
December 2, 2022 HHS identified opportunities to expand access to behavioral health by integrating it into primary care settings. This will increase access to care by encouraging and reimbursing primary care providers for providing behavioral health care to both adult and pediatric populations. This can also decrease the stigma associated with receiving behavioral health services in certain communities. Examples include: …
Stanislaus County Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Coalition Pediatric Disaster Surge Plan Pediatric Disaster Surge Plan
Last Update: 1/23/2019 DRAFT Stanislaus County Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Coalition – DRAFT Pediatric Disaster Surge Plan Read More
Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule
A document for reference (updates effective March 26, 2021) Document Includes: – Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements as Written in the Final Rule – Emergency Plan – Policies and Procedures – Communications Plan – Training and Testing – Integrated Healthcare Systems – Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements as Written in the Interpretive Guidelines Read More