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VHA Office of Emergency Management: Guidance from Other Agencies and Organizations
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VHA Office of Emergency Management: Guidance from Other Agencies and Organizations
Below are links to emergency management reference materials from other Federal and State agencies and other organizations:
- Department of Defense
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive Order
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Other Organizations
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
- Strategic National Stockpile Coordination (121 KB, PDF)
Letter instructing Strategic National Stockpile Coordinators to include VA facilities in their strategic national stockpile distribution plans - HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations* (32 KB, PDF)
Information on privacy and disclosure of individually identifiable health information during an emergency under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)*
Executive Order
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- National Incident Management System (NIMS)*
Standardized, comprehensive framework to help government offices, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector to work together to manage emergencies - National Response Framework*
Comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to responding to incidents in the U.S. - Federal Continuity Directive 01* (1.87 MB, PDF)
- Federal Continuity Directive 02* (1.35 MB, PDF)
Occupational Safety and Health
Other Organizations
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1600 - Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs (2010)*†(767 KB, PDF)
Common set of criteria that sets a foundation for disaster management, emergency management, and business continuity programs. - Mass Fatality Incident Management: Guidance for Hospitals and Other Healthcare Entities - LA County, August 2008* (432 KB, PDF)
Guidance, forms, and checklists for health care facilities to use during a mass or multi-fatality incident
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