Florida Administrative Code › 59 - AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION › 59A - Health Facility and Agency Licensing › Chapter 59A-5 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER LICENSURE › Section 59A-5.018 - Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Each center shall develop and adopt a written comprehensive emergency
				management plan for emergency care during an internal or external disaster or
				emergency which it shall review and update annually.
(2) The emergency management plan shall be
				developed in conjunction with other agencies and providers of health care
				services within the local community pursuant to Section
				252.32(2),
				F.S., and in accordance with the "Emergency Management Planning Criteria for
				Ambulatory Surgical Centers", AHCA FORM 3130-2003 July 94, which is
				incorporated by reference. The form is available at:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04454
and available from the Agency for Health Care Administration at:
http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Health_Facility_Regulation/Hospital_Outpatient/forms/ASC_CEMP_Reconstructed_122104.pdf
The plan shall include:
(a) Provisions for internal and external
				disasters, and emergencies;
(b) A
				description of the center's role in a community wide comprehensive emergency
				management plan;
(c) Information
				about how the center plans to implement specific procedures outlined in its
				comprehensive emergency management plan;
(d) Precautionary measures, including
				voluntary cessation of center operations, to be taken by the center in
				preparation and response to warnings of inclement weather, including hurricanes
				and tornadoes, or other potential emergency conditions.
(e) Provisions for the management of
				patients, including the discharge or transfer of patients and staff to a
				hospital or subacute care facility, at the direction of the center's
				administrator, in the event of an evacuation order, or when a determination is
				made by the Agency that the condition of the center is sufficient to render it
				a hazard to the health and safety of patients and staff, pursuant to Chapter
				59A-5, F.A.C. Such provisions shall address the role and responsibility of the
				physician in the decision to move or relocate patients;
(f) Provisions for coordinating with
				hospitals that would receive patients to be transferred;
(g) Provisions for the management of staff,
				including the distribution and assignment of responsibilities and functions,
				and the assignment of staff to accompany patients to a hospital or subacute
				care facility;
(h) A provision that
				a verification check will be made to ensure patients transferred to a hospital
				arrive at the designated hospital;
(i) A provision that ensures that copies of
				medical records and orders accompany patients transferred to a
				hospital;
(j) Provisions for the
				management of patients who may be treated at the center during an internal or
				external disaster or emergencies, including control of patient information and
				medical records, individual identification of patients, transfer of patients to
				hospital(s) and treatment of mass casualties;
(k) Provisions for contacting relatives and
				necessary persons advising them of patient location changes. A procedure must
				also be established for responding to inquiries from patient families and the
				press;
(l) A provision for
				educating and training personnel in carrying out their responsibilities in
				accordance with the adopted plan;
(m) Identification of mutual aid agreements
				or statements of understanding for services; and,
(n) Provisions for coordination with
				designated agencies.