Emergency Plan Manual

AHCA Form 3110-1022, Rev March 2013 Rule 59A-8.027, Florida Administrative Code http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Health_Facility_Regulation/Home_Care/HHA/index.shtml#other . Page 30 of 54 POLICY ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES It is the policy of our agency that all employees of this agency will be responsible for and be required to take the following actions in the event of an emergency involving a patient, an employee, or both: 1. Exercise of prudence and good judgment in assessing the nature of the emergency and taking an action that he/she deems necessary and appropriate under the given circumstances. 2. Establishing immediate phone contact with the office to alert the Administrator or Director of Nursing, or his/her designate. 3. Establishing immediate phone contact with the skilled nurse in charge of the particular case, if applicable. 4. Establishing immediate phone contact with the patient's physician, if applicable. 5. Establishing immediate phone contact with the emergency medical system (EMS phone number 911), if applicable. 6. Establishing immediate phone contact with the local police, if applicable. 7. All incidents shall be reported in writing on communication sheets in the patients' files. Angel Home Care Services, Inc.