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175 NAC 14-006.12 — Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment: Disaster Preparedness
NebraskaregulationNebraska Department of Health and Human Services· effective 2008-08-10
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1The agency must establish and implement disaster preparedness plans and procedures (14-006.12).(175 NAC 14-006.12 — Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment: Disaster Preparedness)
- 2The agency must ensure patients and families are educated on how to handle patient care and treatment, safety, and well-being during and following natural (tornado, flood, etc.) and other disasters or similar situations (14-006.12(1)).(175 NAC 14-006.12 — Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment: Disaster Preparedness)
- 3The agency must ensure staff are educated on disaster preparedness and that staff safety is assured (14-006.12(2)).(175 NAC 14-006.12 — Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment: Disaster Preparedness)
Applies to: personal care
Requires each home health agency to establish and implement disaster preparedness plans and procedures ensuring that patients and families are educated on handling patient care, safety, and well-being during and following natural and other disasters, and that staff are educated on disaster preparedness with staff safety assured. Framework topic: Emergency Preparedness.
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