Tuesday, April 23, 2024
4/23/2024
The four regional Healthcare Coalitions (HCC) will continue to sustain and enhance their capability utilizing the four HPP Capabilities and associated objectives and activities prescribed in the 2019 BP1 Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement document. Healthcare Coalitions will utilize HPP funding to continue to expand coalition membership for both defined partners and support service providers, as well as sustain HCC governance documents, including member guidelines, preparedness plans and response plans which will be reviewed annually and updated based on membership occurrence. All new members will be provided orientation to the Operation Plan and asked to document their roles, resources and responsibilities and maintain visibility on the Operations Plan improvements. All HCCs will update and maintain a Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) that is designed to engage the community, identify organizational priorities, and improve the coalition's capability to successfully prepare for, respond to, and recover from potential emergency threats. HCCs will identify related training and exercise gaps resulting from their HVA findings. HCCs will complete a resource inventory assessment. HCCs will update and maintain a list of jurisdictional resources and services that can be coordinated and shared in an emergency. HCCs will update and maintain visibility on their members' resources and resource needs, such as personnel, facilities, equipment, and supplies. HCCs will identify related training and exercise gaps. HCCs will prioritize their gaps in preparing for HPP funded projects for BP2. As justification of the identified gaps, HCCs will produce After-action reviews and Improvement Plans for all jurisdictional exercises and events in support of identifying gaps and future mitigation strategies. The three activities for HVA, Resource Inventory Assessment and Resource Gap Analysis will be conducted with focus on planning for the "Whole of Communities". HCCs will support the state’s development of a Pediatric Care Plan and develop a regional annex as necessary and appropriate for the HCC HPP requirements for annual annex development - Pediatric Annex (2019), Burn Care Annex (2020), Infectious Disease Annex (2021), Radiation Annex (2022), and a Chemical Annex (2023). HCCs will provide and document educational opportunities for their membership and “Whole of Community” on all associated emergency preparedness, response and mitigation related regulations, including but not limited to local, state and federal regulations. With the support of their Clinical Advisor, HCCs will provide educational and training opportunities to clinical leaders in their jurisdiction. HCCs will engage clinical leaders in their jurisdictions to provide educational and training opportunities to their membership and “Whole of Community”. HCCs will conduct a membership training assessment to efficiently and effectively identify the NIMS based coursework to best suit jurisdictional needs. HCCs will complete the Coalition Surge Test and participate in state full scale exercises. HCCs will promote and provide training on HSEEP as necessary. HCCs will promote NDMS participation and participate in exercises and events as appropriate. HCCs will support member-based exercises associated with CMS Emergency Preparedness Rules. HCCs will provide a regular forum for discussion of leading practices and lessons learned during coalition member meetings. HCCs will conduct semi-annual redundant communications drills. HCCs will develop communication drill AAR/IPs and track IP implementation. HCCs will identify mitigation strategies and promote projects to improve communication systems and platforms as deemed necessary. HCCs will promote the establishment of mutual aid agreements between member organizations for improved access to supplemental staff, including volunteers.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
