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Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027 - Emergency Management Plans

FloridaregulationAgency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The agency must define which patient care services will continue during and after an emergency and document patient evacuation plans and the agency's capability assessment. (Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)(Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)
  • 2The agency must ensure all designated staff understand and are prepared to carry out their assigned duties and responsibilities under the emergency management plan. (Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)(Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)
  • 3The agency must maintain a prioritized list of patients, including relevant medical information, and maintain patient-specific medication lists in patients' homes. (Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)(Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)
  • 4The agency must identify eligible patients and submit their information to the county Emergency Management special needs registry. (Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)(Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)
  • 5The agency must review its emergency management plan annually and document any substantive changes made to the plan. (Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)(Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)
  • 6The agency must establish backup or contingency communication methods to be used if normal telephone service fails during an emergency. (Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)(Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027)
  • 7The agency must prepare and maintain a written comprehensive emergency management plan using the criteria of the AHCA Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), Form 3110-1022 (Revised March 2013). (Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027(1))(Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-8.027 - Emergency Management Plans)

Applies to: home health

Florida requires every licensed home health agency to prepare, maintain, and annually update a written Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) using AHCA Form 3110-1022, addressing continuity of patient care, staff duties, backup communications, prioritized patient lists, special-needs registry submission, and coordination with county emergency management during emergencies.

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