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N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers)

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must train personnel on emergency procedures and Incident Command System concepts through an educational program. (He-P 809.20(d))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))
  • 2The provider must obtain approval of its emergency plan from the local emergency management agency or fire department and make the plan available to all personnel. (He-P 809.20(d))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))
  • 3The provider must annually review and revise, as needed, its emergency plan. (He-P 809.20(e))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))
  • 4The provider whose service area is within 10 miles of a nuclear facility must incorporate radiological emergency response requirements into its plan. (He-P 809.20(d))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))
  • 5The provider must provide personnel with visible identification during emergencies and address personnel alerting, management, and critical incident stress resources, and clarify staff responsibilities while in patient homes. (He-P 809.20(d))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))
  • 6The provider must include contingency plans for interruption of utilities including electricity, water, ventilation, fire protection, fuel, and communications. (He-P 809.20(d))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))
  • 7The provider must coordinate its emergency plan with local agencies using the Incident Command System (ICS) and base the plan on realistic events. (He-P 809.20(d))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))
  • 8The provider must develop a written emergency plan that covers any situation preventing the HHCP from providing patient services, addressing fire, natural disasters, severe weather, and human-caused emergencies including bomb threats. (He-P 809.20(d))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 809.20 - Physical Environment and Emergency Preparedness (Home Health Care Providers))

Applies to: home health / home care agencies (licensed home health care providers, HHCP)

New Hampshire home health care provider licensing rule He-P 809.20 requires each licensed HHCP to maintain a safe physical environment and to develop, obtain local approval of, train staff on, and annually review a written emergency preparedness plan covering fire, natural disasters, severe weather, human-caused emergencies, utility interruptions, and (where applicable) nuclear facility radiological response.

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