NIMS FOR HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES DHS and DHHS 12 Sep 06

NIMS STANDARDS  Adopt NIMS principles and policies  Manage all emergency incidents, exercises and pre- planned events using NIMS procedures, to include ICS, IAP and common communications plans  Coordinate and support emergency incident and event management through multi-agency coordination systems, i.e., hospital command center, IC posts, local 911 centers, EOCs, etc.  Implements processes and information through the JIS/JIC; appoints a PIO

NIMS STANDARDS  Hospitals and healthcare systems will track NIMS annually to improve overall capability  Develop and implement a system to coordinate hospital preparedness funding to employ NIMS across the organization  Revise and update plans, i.e., EOPs and SOPs to incorporate NIMS, to include planning, training, response, exercises, equipment, evaluation, and corrective actions

NIMS STANDARDS  Participate in and promote interagency mutual-aid agreements, including public and private sector and nongovernmental organizations  Incorporate NIMS/ICS into interal and external local, regional and state EM training and exercises

NIMS STANDARDS  Participate in an all-hazard exercise program based on NIMS that involves responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations  Incorporate corrective actions into preparedness and response plans and procedures  Maintain an inventory of organization response assets  Ensure relevant national standards and guidance to achieve equipment, communication, and data interoperability are incorporated into acquisition programs

NIMS STANDARDS  Apply standardized and consistent terminology, including the establishment of plain English communication standards across the public safety sector  Become familiar with state coordinated mutual aid through EMAC

NIMS STANDARDS  Personnel Training: Incident commander: IS-700 Hospital EM program mgr: IS-800 EM role (nearly all): IS-100 Hospital middle management: IS-200

NIMS TASKS  Implement NIMS in a phased approach  Track the program year-to-year to improve overall emergency management capability  Establish a working relationship to obtain and allocate preparedness funding and other grants  Hospitals will self-certify NIMS compliance

STATE POINT OF CONTACT for NIMS Donnie K. Smith Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Telephone: 615 – 741 – 1453