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It outlines how to address the National Incident Management System (NIMS), maintain and implement the plan, define facility response organization, and specify the response scope for staff and community partners. The framework includes risk assessment and planning, policies and procedures, a communication plan, and training and testing. Guidance covers rapid response guides, table of contents organization, annual internal review, and update triggers such as regulatory changes, new hazards, infectious diseases, test results, disasters, infrastructure, funding, and facility or infection prevention program changes.","Section 12\nEmergency Preparedness Plan\nTemplate/Example\n\u000f\nEmergency Plan – SAMPLE\nOverview\nAn Emergency Plan is a document containing the purpose and scope for a facility’s emergency preparedness program.  It includes the following:\nHow the elements of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) will be addressed\nEmergency plan maintenance and implementation\nFacility emergency response organization\nScope of response action taken by facility staff members\nScope of response help from community response partners\nIncorporating the Four Elements for an Emergency Preparedness Plan\nRisk Assessment and Planning\nPolicies and Procedures\nCommunication Plan\nTraining and Testing\n“Providers are encouraged to keep documentation and their written emergency preparedness program for a period of at least 2 years for inpatient providers and at least 4 years for outpatient providers” \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r204soma.pdf\" \u0014https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r204soma.pdf\u0015\nIn the broadest sense, the Emergency Plan is the comprehensive document/manual/notebook/file containing all relevant information associated with emergency preparedness.\nBest practice involves organizing the plan so that critical information is placed toward the front of the first section and includes a Facility Profile, Emergency Contacts, and Rapid Response Guides.  The Rapid Response Guides are usually short (1-2 page), direct, colorful, essential task/communication/notification guides to be used immediately on-site when a hazard is identified by the person in charge.  It is recommended that they should be kept in alphabetical order for ease of location.  The second and third sections address foundational plan elements and operations information.  The third section includes appendices that contain specific procedures, forms, and other background information.\nPortions of a sample Emergency Plan are found on the following pages.  Notice the organization of the Table of Contents.  Notice the format of the Rapid Response Guide versus the full procedure for “Fire – Internal.”\nSeveral states have produced Emergency Plan templates.  They are available in different formats - some are brief while some are extensive.  It is recommended that you review your state’s long-term care (LTC) emergency plan websites with respective templates for consideration.  In addition, HHS.gov TRACIE has sample templates as well\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/technical-resources/resource/123/disaster-preparedness-plan-template-for-use-in-long-term-care-facilities\" \u0014https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/technical-resources/resource/123/disaster-preparedness-plan-template-for-use-in-long-term-care-facilities\u0015.\nEven if the facility or organization is all electronic or paperless; one or more up-to-date hard copies of the Emergency Plan should be always accessible.  Remember, lengthy computer outages and power failures are a hazard, which may result in a lack of access to resources in case an additional hazard occurs.\nComplete an internal review of the emergency plan on an annual basis and as needed to ensure the plan reflects the most accurate and up-to-date information. 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