Alternate Care Systems Sample Clauses

Alternate Care Systems. An alternate care system, defined as the use of nontraditional settings and modalities for health care delivery, may be required when demand overwhelms a region or the nation’s health care delivery system for a prolonged period, or an emergency has significantly damaged infrastructure and limited access to health care. HCCs should plan to provide support, including personnel and supplies, to public health agencies and emergency management organizations that have leadership roles in selecting, establishing, and operating alternative care sites. Accordingly, HPP awardees and HCCs should plan for the development of alternate care systems, in collaboration with state and local public health agencies and emergency management organizations, prior to the conclusion of the five-year project period. However, the development of an alternate care system does not begin and end with identification of alternate care sites. HPP awardees and HCCs are encouraged to consider additional factors in their alternate care system activities prior to the conclusion of the five-year project period:  Establishment of telemedicine or virtual medicine capabilities  Establishment of assessment and screening centers for early treatment  Provision of medical care at shelters  Assisting with the selection and operation of alternate care sites More information about the development of alternate care systems can be found in Capability 4, Objective 2, Activity 3 of the 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities.‌‌ Activity 4: Address Specialty Surge HPP Requirements‌ Each HCC should promote its members’ planning for pediatric medical emergencies and xxxxxx relationships and initiatives with emergency departments that are able to stabilize and manage pediatric medical emergencies. HPP awardees must collaborate with the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program within its jurisdiction to better meet the needs of children receiving emergency medical care. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) administers the EMSC program at the federal level, and HRSA awardees may be state agencies or accredited schools of medicine. This program works to ensure that critically ill and injured children receive optimal pediatric emergency care. Following are specific areas of collaboration.  HPP awardees and the EMSC program awardees within their jurisdictions must provide a joint letter of support indicating that EMSC and HPP are linked at the awardee level. ...
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Alternate Care Systems. OHA, HCCs, and PHEP subawardees will coordinate alternate care site and Federal Medical Station planning, training and site assessments with federal validation staff and local/tribal partners. HCCs document current alternate care site plans and gaps, document HCC members' ability to support sites (personnel, supplies, etc.), receive awareness-level training on federal medical stations, and at least one region receives site validation visit if federal partners are available and assigned.
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Alternate Care Systems. An alternate care system, defined as the use of nontraditional settings and modalities for health care delivery, may be required when demand overwhelms a region or the nation’s health care delivery system for a prolonged period, or an emergency has significantly damaged infrastructure and limited access to health care. HCCs should plan to provide support, including personnel and supplies, to public health agencies and emergency management organizations that have leadership roles in selecting, establishing, and operating alternative care sites. Accordingly, HPP awardees and HCCs should plan for the development of alternate care systems, in collaboration with state and local public health agencies and emergency management organizations, prior to the conclusion of the five-year project period. However, the development of an alternate care system does not begin and end with identification of alternate care sites. HPP awardees and HCCsare encouraged to consider additional factors in their alternate care system activities prior tothe conclusion of the five-year project period: • Establishment of telemedicine or virtual medicine capabilities • Establishment of assessment and screening centers for early treatment • Provision of medical care at shelters • Assisting with the selection and operation of alternate care sites More information about the development of alternate care systems can be found in Capability 4, Objective 2, Activity 3 of the 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities.
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  • Alternate Billed Calls 1.1 The Parties will engage in settlements of intraLATA intrastate alternate-billed calls (e.g., collect, calling card, and third-party billed calls) originated or authorized by their respective Customers in accordance with an arrangement mutually agreed to by the Parties.

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  • Subcontracting for Medicaid Services Notwithstanding any permitted subcontracting of services to be performed under this Agreement, Party shall remain responsible for ensuring that this Agreement is fully performed according to its terms, that subcontractor remains in compliance with the terms hereof, and that subcontractor complies with all state and federal laws and regulations relating to the Medicaid program in Vermont. Subcontracts, and any service provider agreements entered into by Party in connection with the performance of this Agreement, must clearly specify in writing the responsibilities of the subcontractor or other service provider and Party must retain the authority to revoke its subcontract or service provider agreement or to impose other sanctions if the performance of the subcontractor or service provider is inadequate or if its performance deviates from any requirement of this Agreement. Party shall make available on request all contracts, subcontracts and service provider agreements between the Party, subcontractors and other service providers to the Agency of Human Services and any of its departments as well as to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

  • Procurement of Recovered Materials In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired

  • Alternate Work Schedules Workweeks and work shifts of different numbers of hours may be established for overtime-eligible employees by the Employer in order to meet business and customer service needs, as long as the alternate work schedules meet federal and state law. When there is a holiday, employees may be required to switch from their alternate work schedules to regular work schedules.

  • Due Care The Recipient will exercise the same degree of care with respect to the Confidential Information it receives from the Discloser as it normally takes to safeguard and preserve its own confidential and proprietary information, which in all cases will be at least a commercially reasonable level of care.

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