What does HRSA require of health centers in the area of emergency preparedness?
HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) has issued emergency management expectations and guidance to health centers related to planning and preparing for emergencies through two policy documents: Policy Information Notice (PIN) 2007-151and PIN 2007-16.2 As health centers engage in planning within their local communities, each health center should consider its medical care capabilities and community needs and infrastructure prior to an emergency to delineate and strengthen its response to a wide range of disasters. • What are HRSA’s expectations of health centers around developing plans and procedures for emergency management? Health centers must have risk management policies and procedures that proactively and continually identify and plan for potential and actual risks to the health center in terms of its facilities, staff, and patients, as well as its financial, clinical, and organizational well-being (refer to PIN 2007-15). Plans and procedures for emergency management must be i
