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This is an Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) template. It includes the sections required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Condition for Coverage Emergency Preparedness rules effective November 15, 2016. You should adapt the template to your facility’s/organization’s situation and needs. However, the Federal Register, Volume 81, should be reviewed in order to avoid deleting any required language.  \n2. The contents ofthe Emergency Operations Plan template are in plain type and comments and instructions are in italics for your convenience. Remove all Italics content once you have finished the Plan and before submitting for review.  \n3. Consider the hazards that affect your area and complete a (use an all-hazard approach) Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA). A facility may need to consider the danger of hurricanes; tornadoes; flooding, mass power outages; wild fired; blizzards and/or ice storms to name a few.  \nAll areas of the country are at risk of some type of severe storms and all facilities can be subject to fires or criminal acts.  \n4. It is important that your staff know who is in charge when an emergency occurs. Leadership during an emergency should be clearly stated in your EOP. As you do your HVA, consider if the different risks would call for staying in place (SIP), evacuating, contacting staff in the field or clients at home or notifying authorities about clients that may need evacuation assistance. These are actions that should be considered in your EOP.  \n5. Analyze the ways that you communicate during the normal workday. If those systems failed, what would be the back-up plans? If you would need to delay services or shut down due to an emergency, what are the plans for your clients? Who would provide services? How would you communicate patient information, without violating HIPAA?  \n6. Make sure that all of your employees are trained in the provisions of this plan so that they can act in an emergency. Hold exercises to rehearse emergency procedures as required by the EOP and document these drills. Where appropriate, make sure clients are informed of the provisions of this plan.  \n7. Coordinate your plan with the local (County or municipal Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) and State or Regional Health Emergency Coordinators – most states should have statewide or regional coordinators.  \nReview the plan at least once a year and after each actual emergency. Request your local Fire Department and Police Department to assist you in creating or practicing exit drills, facility lock  \ndowns or sheltering in place. Coordination, planning and practice will help make everyone involved informed and prepared should an emergency arise.  \n8. If your RHC is part of an integrated healthcare system, the RHC may be part of the integrated healthcare system’s emergency preparedness program. Check with system leadership to see if you should develop an independent Emergency Operation Plan.  \n9. This Emergency Management Plan template should be used as a guide. Each clinic in each community is unique and you should develop a plan that is specific to your community.  \nThoughtful planning and careful consideration must be used to develop a sound plan to cover your unique facility/organization needs. It is important to remember despite successful completion of all hazards plans, planning is never “final”. It will require your vigilance to make the plan better and more efficient every year.  \nTable of Review and Approval  \n\n| Date Reviewed | Date Approved |\n| --- | --- |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n\nThe Emergency Plan (EP) was originally written and approved on   .  \nAs of November 15, 2017, it is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that the Emergency Plan must be reviewed annually. It should also be reviewe","cbCaipxrcEwp6O8C","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipxrcEwp6O8C","pdf",271849,22,"English","# Emergency Preparedness Planning Steps\n# Table of Review and Approval\n# Table of Contents\n## Organization Information\n## Introduction to Plan\n## Emergency Plan\n## Policies and Procedures\n## Communications\n## Training\n## Testing\n## Tabs\n## Situational Risks Annexes","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this Emergency Operations Plan template for a Rural Health Clinic?\",\"answer\":\"It provides a structured guide to complete an Emergency Operations Plan that meets CMS Emergency Preparedness requirements and covers key planning areas for emergencies.\"},{\"question\":\"What should be completed using an all-hazard approach?\",\"answer\":\"The Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA), considering hazards that affect the clinic’s area such as severe storms, fire, criminal acts, and other local risks.\"},{\"question\":\"How should the plan address leadership and communication during an emergency?\",\"answer\":\"Leadership responsibilities should be clearly stated, and the plan should analyze day-to-day communication systems and identify backup plans, including how to communicate client and patient information while complying with HIPAA.\"}]","Rural Health Clinic - Emergency Operations Plan Template | PDF",1789189436,8]