Planning & Response
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPPA)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The
following documents describe the FEMA Policy on Reimbursements and an
overview of FEMA. The Policy is from 1999 and needs to be revised
to post 9-11 thinking. (Note: 7.B.2. "Ineligible costs include the
following: a. Cost of emergency medical treatment of any kind
(including vaccinations). Until FEMA changes their policy to
reflect the changing world following 9-11, this is what hospitals must
work with in seeking reimbursement.
- Updated Medicare Fee-for-Service Emergency Preparedness Questions and Answers:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Medicare Fee-for-Service Emergency Preparedness Questions and Answers (Qs & As). These Qs & As include a section applicable to the H1N1 flu virus. - Emergency and Disaster-Related Policies and Procedures that May be Implemented Without 1135 Waivers
- "HIPPA Privacy and Security Implications for Field Triage" - Roselyn Schulman
- "The HIPPA Rule and Bioterrorism Planning, Prevention, and Response" - James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLP