American Medical Homecare Alliance, Inc.

The home health agency has failed to develop an emergency preparedness plan.

The facility failed to include names and contact information for staff, patient physicians and entities providing services under arrangement in the facility communications plan.

The facility failed to ensure that a full-scale drill was conducted at least every two years followed by either a subsequent full-scale drill the following year, or else a community-based drill, functional drill, mock disaster drill, tabletop drill or real-life emergency that required activation of…

The home health agency has failed to advise patients of the state toll free home health telephone hot line, its contact information and hours of operation.

The agency failed to: (E-0004) maintain, review and update the emergency preparedness plan annually; (E-0009) include a process for cooperation and collaboration with local, tribal, regional, State, and Federal emergency preparedness officials; (E-0019) develop and implement policies and procedures…

The agency failed to maintain, review and update the emergency preparedness plan annually.

The agency failed to update the plan with a process for cooperation and collaboration with local, tribal, regional, State, and Federal emergency preparedness officials.

The agency failed to update and annually review the EP plan and policies, to inform State and Local emergency preparedness officials about patients in need to be evacuated from their residence.

The agency failed to develop and implement a policy and procedure for the use of volunteers in an emergency.

The facility failed to develop and implement an emergency preparedness Communication Plan that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and must be reviewed and updated at least annually.

The agency failed to have a primary and alternate means of communication during an emergency.

The facility failed to develop and implement a method for sharing information and medical documentation for patients under the HHA'S care, as necessary, with other health care providers to maintain the continuity of care.

The agency failed to develop a means to sharing information on occupancy, needs, and it's ability to provide assistance to the authority having jurisdiction.

The facility failed to develop a facility based emergency planning, training and testing program.

The facility failed to conduct exercises to test the emergency plan at least annually.