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.
IS 100-Introduction to Incident Command System
Incident Command training is being developed and offered for a variety of disciplines, including Federal Disaster Workers, Public Works, Law Enforcement, and Public Health. All of the ICS training offered through these courses is consistent. However, the various versions include examples and exercises specific to each of these disciplines.
IS 200-ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident or event within the Incident Command Sytem (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.
IS 700 - National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
This course introduces NIMS and takes approximately three hours to complete. It explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The course also contains "Planning Activity" screens giving you an opportunity to complete some planning tasks during this course. The planning activity screens are printable so that you can use them after you complete the course.
- 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