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 34 of 54 __pg 14_ 3. Identify resources necessary to continue essential care or services or referrals to other organizations subject to written agreement. F. The Patients Return Home Once patients have been evacuated from their homes, procedures need to be in place for the return of patients and the re-start of home health care in the patient’s home. __pg 15_ 1. Describe how the home health agency will re-establish contact with patients in the patients’ home and resume patient care. __pg 15_ 2. Describe how the home health agency will re-establish contact with employees and re-start patient care . _pg 15-16 3.Describe how the home health agency will provide or arrange for prioritizing care should the emergency result in less staff being available immediately following the disaster. III. INFORMATION, TRAINING AND EXERCISE This section shall identify the procedures for increasing employee and patient awareness of possible emergency situations and provide training to staff on their emergency roles before, during and after an emergency. __pg 15_ 1. Identify how key workers will be instructed, prior to an emergency, in their roles and responsibilities during an emergency. __pg 15_ 2. Identify a training schedule for all employees and identify who will provide the training. Training should include a definition of what constitutes an emergency, when the emergency management plan will go into effect, the roles and responsibilities of essential and non- essential staff, the procedures for educating patients about the emergency management plan and the special needs registry. The training should also include information for staff on how they can work, if they choose to do so, with the local state or county agency who will be managing and staffing the special needs shelter during an emergency, pursuant to s. 456.38 and s 381.0303 F.S. __pg 15_ 3. Identify the provisions for training new employees regarding their disaster related roles and responsibilities. IV. APPENDIX A A. Agreements and Understandings _pg 17_Provide copies of any mutual agreements entered into between the home health agency and any local state and county entities that have responsibility during a disaster. B. Support Material _pg 17-34_ Any additional material needed to support the information provided in the plan.