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NIMS FOR HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES DHS and DHHS 12 Sep 06
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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STATE POINT OF CONTACT for NIMS Donnie K. Smith Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Telephone: 615 – 741 – 1453
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