Below are links to state and local emergency management and health department contacts. These agencies can provide assistance with emergency planning and response. Find out in advance what they can do to assist you in an emergency.
Virginia Department of Health's Emergency Preparedness & Response Programs Virginia Department of Emergency Management Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Maryland Emergency Management Agency Prepardeness Information West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources' Health Preparedness West Virginia Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management District of Columbia Department of Health District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency
The revised Conditions for Coverage, effective October 14, 2008, require that each dialysis facility have an emergency plan in place. As part of its plan, the facility is required to "contact its local disaster management agency at least annually to ensure that such agency is aware of dialysis facility needs in the event of an emergency."
In an effort to assist facilities in fulfilling this requirement, links to local emergency management and health department information for each state are provided below:
Virginia Virginia Department of Emergency Management Find your locality's designated emergency management official on this page. Virginia Department of Health, Local Health Districts Contact your local health district to ensure that your facility is included in local emergency health planning efforts. Maryland Maryland Emergency Management Agency Find your county's emergency management official. Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Local Health Departments Find your local health department's emergency contact information using the local health departments' website links menu. West Virginia West Virginia Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Find your county or city emergency contacts. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Local Health Departments Link to your local health department. District of Columbia District of Columbia Department of Health, Emergency Preparedness & Response Administration Contact information for the DC Health Emergency Administration District of Columbia Homeland Security & Emergency Management Agency Contact information for the DC Emergency Management Agency.
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