CPG 101, Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans, Version 2 |
CPG 101 (Comprehensive Planning Guide 101) is designed to help both novice and experienced planners navigate the planning process. Used in its entirety, this Guide provides information and instruction on the fundamentals of planning and their application. Chapters 1 and 2 lay the foundation for planning efforts by providing information on the basics of planning (Chapter 1) and the environment within which planners function (Chapter 2). With an understanding of these fundamentals, the Guide then transitions from theory to practice by discussing the different plan formats and functions (Chapter 3) and moving into an explanation of the planning process (Chapter 4). A detailed checklist, building upon Chapters 3 and 4, is provided in Appendix C. Because Appendix C provides a set of detailed questions to consider throughout the planning process, users are encouraged to copy or remove this checklist and employ it as they work through the planning process in Chapter 4. |
Planning and Response |
Briefing on Florida Hazards |
The Florida Division of Emergency Management's website has many resources for LTC providers. One example is a briefing on Florida's hazards by type. |
Planning and Response |
Health Care Provider After Action Report Improvement Plan |
This resource is an After Action Report Improvement Plan template and instructions, provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. It is intended to be a user-friendly tool for healthcare providers to document their performance during emergency planning exercises and real emergency events. It is modeled after the US Department of Homeland Security's HSEEP program (Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program), Vol. III AAR/IP, February 2007. For more resources on evaluating exercises, visit the TRACIE website and search in the Topic Collection for EVALUATION PROGRAM for additional resources on this topic. |
Training and Exercise |
LTC Shots Fired TTX Exercise |
The LTC Shots Fired tabletop exercise (TTX) wa developed by the New Jersey Health Care Association to test the capabilities of long term care facilities, including skilled nursing and assisted living facilities to respond to an Active Shooter event within their operations. The design and execution of the exercise followed HSEEP requirements. This document is the LTC Shots Fired TTX After Action Report / Improvement Plan and includes the exercise design as well as after action report information. |
Training and Exercise |
HSEEP Preparedness Toolkit |
This is a link to FEMA's page dedicated to emergency preparedness exercises and the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). The CMS Emerg. Preparedness Rule includes requirements for providers to conduct training and testing of their emergency plans and procedures, and mentions HSEEP as a resource (there is not a requirement to use HSEEP - it is mentioned as a resource only). Providers may find HSEEP's doctrines and principles helpful in developing training and exercises required by CMS. HSEEP provides a set of guiding principles for exercise programs, as well as a common approach to exercise program management, design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning. Exercises are a key component of national preparedness—they provide elected and appointed officials and stakeholders from across the whole community with the opportunity to shape planning, assess and validate capabilities, and address areas for improvement. |
Planning and Response |
Medicare Learning Network |
This is a link to the Medicare Learning Network, where notices of National Calls and Webinars are listed as well as recordings of past national calls and webinars. A search tool provides a quick way to find Emergency Preparedness events, past, current and future. |
Training and Exercise |
Video: Run, Hide, Fight - Surviving an Active Shooter Event, by the US Department of Homeland Security and the City of Houston |
The “Run, Hide, Fight” video was developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with the City of Houston, TX. It offers helpful advice on how to survive an encounter with an “active shooter.” |
Training and Exercise |
Video: Options for Consideration Active Shooter Preparedness Video, US Department of Homeland Security |
This video created by the US Department of Homeland Security demonstrates possible actions to take if confronted with an active shooter scenario. The video also shows how to assist authorities once law enforcement enters the scene. |
Training and Exercise |
Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses |
This free, interactive course is designed to help healthcare workers better understand the scope and nature of violence in the workplace. Upon successful completion of the course, healthcare professionals can earn continuing education units. By completing the course, healthcare workers will be able to: identify institutional, environmental, and policy risk factors for workplace violence; recognize behavioral warning signs of violence in individuals; employ communication and teamwork skills to prevent and manage violence; identify appropriate resources to support injured healthcare workers; and take steps to implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention program. |
Planning and Response |
Topic Collection: Workplace Violence (healthcare settings) |
The resources in this Topic Collection on the T.R.A.C.I.E website highlight some of the most current information and guidance that can assist emergency managers tasked with developing and maintaining workplace violence prevention programs and other guidelines to ensure the resiliency of their facilities. There is a specific category for Healthcare Settings. |
Planning and Response |
Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare & Social Workers |
This publication updates OSHA’s 1996 and 2004 voluntary guidelines for preventing workplace violence for healthcare and social service workers. OSHA’s violence prevention guidelines are based on industry best practices and feedback from stakeholders, and provide recommendations for developing policies and procedures to eliminate or reduce workplace violence in a range of healthcare and social service settings. These guidelines reflect the variations that exist in different settings and incorporate the latest and most effective ways to reduce the risk of violence in the workplace. Workplace setting determines not only the types of hazards that exist, but also the measures that will be available and appropriate to reduce or eliminate workplace violence hazards |
Planning and Response |
Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers |
This is a link to a page on the ASPR TRACIE website devoted to the CMS Emergency Preapredness Rule that went into effect November 2016. The compiled resources include the four core elements of the Rule as well as a Topics Collection with information to assist providers and suppliers to implement the new requirements. The four core elements are the CMS Emergency Preapredness Rule are: (1) Emergency Plan; (2) Policies and Procedures; (3) Communication Plan; and, (4) Training and Testing. |
Planning and Response |
CMS National Provider Call on the Emergency Preparedness Rule - Written Transcript |
This is a link to the written transcript of the CMS National Provider Call on the Emergency Preparedness Rule, held on October 5, 2016. See also other CMS resources on the Emergency Preparedness Rule, included in www.LTCprepare.org. |
Planning and Response |
CMS National Provider Call on the Emergency Preparedness Rule - Audio Recording |
This is a link to the audio recording of the CMS National Call on the Emergency Preparedness Rule, held on October 5, 2016. See also several additional resources from CMS related to this call and the rule. |
Planning and Response |
CMS National Provider Call on the Emergency Preparedness Rule - PowerPoint |
On October 5, 2016, CMS conducted a national provider call on the Emergency Preparedness Rule. This link is to the PowerPoint Presentation used on the national call. In addition to this PowerPoint, see also several additional resources related to the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule, listed separately on www.LTCprepare.org as links to their locations on the CMS website:
- Audio Transcript
- Written Transcript
- Frequently Asked Questions (updated as questions are asked/answered) |
Planning and Response |