5-D-21, D-22, D-23, D-24, D-25, D-28
Communication Plan
Policy
Consistent with applicable regulations, LifeCare will maintain a written Communication Plan that defines how our facility will coordinate patient care within the facility, across healthcare providers, and with state and local public health departments in the event of a disaster or emergency whether natural, man-made or isolated to our facility. This plan will include how our facility will interact and coordinate with emergency management agencies and systems to protect patient health and safety. The Communications Plan will:
Include names and contact information for:
Staff
Entities providing services under arrangement
Physicians
Other facilities
Volunteers if used
Other Providers/Suppliers of the same Medicare type
Contact information for:
Federal, state, tribal, regional and local emergency preparedness staff
Other sources of assistance
Primary and alternate means of communicating with staff and federal, state, tribal, regional, and local emergency management agencies.
A plan for sharing information and medical documentation with other providers to maintain continuity of care.
A means of providing information about facility needs and/or our ability to assist.
Please Also See
Communication Plan
Standard
5-D-21 The Provider/Supplier must develop and maintain an emergency preparedness communication plan that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and must be reviewed and updated at least every two years. 485.727(c) Standard
5-D-22 The communication plan must include names and contact information for Staff, Entities providing services under arrangement, Patients' physicians, Volunteers, and Other Provider/Suppliers within the same Medicare type. 485.727(c)(1) Standard 485.727(c)(1)(i) Standard 485.727(c)(1)(ii) Standard
485.727(c)(1)(iii) Standard 485.727(c)(1)(iv) Standard 485.727(c)(1)(v) Standard
5-D-23 The communication plan must include contact information for Federal, state, tribal, regional, and local emergency preparedness staff and Other sources of assistance. 485.727(c)(2)
Standard 485.727(c)(2)(i) Standard 485.727(c)(2)(ii) Standard
5-D-24 The communication plan must include primary and alternate means for communicating with Provider/Supplier's staff and Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local emergency management agencies. 485.727(c)(3) Standard 485.727(c)(3)(i) Standard 485.727(c)(3)(ii) Standard
5-D-25 The communication plan must include a method for sharing information and medical documentation for patients under the Provider/Supplier's care, as necessary, with other health care providers to maintain the continuity of care. 485.727(c)(4) Standard
5-D-28 The communication plan must include a means of providing information about the Provider/Supplier's needs, and its ability to provide assistance, to the authority having jurisdiction or the Incident Command Center, or designee. 485.727(c)(5) Standard