Emergency Management - Additional Resources Effective July 1, 2022
What resources are available to assist with understanding the new Emergency Management Requirements for the Hospital and Critical Access Hospital programs?
Any examples are for illustrative purposes only.
The following are links to FAQs that address the new requirements:
Emergency Management – Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
Emergency Management - Human Resource (HR) Requirements for Volunteers
Emergency Management – Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and Disaster Recovery
Emergency Management - Requirements for Granting Privileges During a Disaster
Emergency Management - Duration for Continuing Disaster Privileges
Emergency Management – 96 Hour Plan
Emergency Management – Emergency Operations Plan Development and Participation
Emergency Management – Privileging Requirements When Providing Services via Telehealth Links During a Disaster
Emergency Management – Committee Expectations
Emergency Management – Incident Command Structure
Emergency Management – Inventory
Additional Resources:
Emergency Management Portal
R3 Report: Requirement, Rationale, Reference
The following are links to FAQs that address the new requirements:
Emergency Management – Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
Emergency Management - Human Resource (HR) Requirements for Volunteers
Emergency Management – Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and Disaster Recovery
Emergency Management - Requirements for Granting Privileges During a Disaster
Emergency Management - Duration for Continuing Disaster Privileges
Emergency Management – 96 Hour Plan
Emergency Management – Emergency Operations Plan Development and Participation
Emergency Management – Privileging Requirements When Providing Services via Telehealth Links During a Disaster
Emergency Management – Committee Expectations
Emergency Management – Incident Command Structure
Emergency Management – Inventory
Additional Resources:
Emergency Management Portal
R3 Report: Requirement, Rationale, Reference
Manual:
Critical Access Hospital
Chapter:
Emergency Management EM
New or updated requirements last added: June 13, 2022.
New or updated requirements may be based on revisions to current accreditation requirements, regulatory changes, and/or an updated interpretation in response to industry changes. Substantive changes to accreditation requirements are also published in the Perspective Newsletter that is available to all Joint Commission accredited organizations.
Last reviewed by Standards Interpretation: June 13, 2022
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