The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a list of documents to help hospitals and healthcare facilities to incorporate the law into their emergency and disaster preparedness plans.
The resources were developed by:
CDC's Public Health Law Program
HHS' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
HHS' Office of Civil Rights
CMS
Food and Drug Administration
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Network for Public Health Law
Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center
Johns Center for Law and the Public's Health, Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response Consortium
American Health Lawyers Association
Metro Health & Medical Preparedness Coalition
Collected documents cover such topics as general legal preparedness, scope of practice, emergency use authorization, volunteers and staff education and training. To access the resource list, visit the CDC's website.
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