Preparedness Plan for Each HCC. Each HCC funded by the awardee must develop a preparedness plan and submit the plan to ASPR by the end of Budget Period 1 with the annual progress report (APR). The HCC must develop its preparedness plan to include core HCC members and additional HCC members so that, at aminimum, hospitals, EMS, emergency management organizations, and public health agencies are represented. The HCC preparedness plan must emphasize strategies and tactics that promote communications, information sharing, resource coordination, and operational response planning with HCC members and other stakeholders. HCC members should approve the initial preparedness plan and maintain involvement in no lessthan annual reviews. The final preparedness plan must be approved by all its core member organizations. The review should include identifying gaps in the preparedness plan and working with HCC members to define strategies to address the gaps. Following reviews, the HCC must update the plan asnecessary after exercises and real incidents. All of the HCC’s additional member organizations must be givenan opportunity to provide input into the preparedness plan, and all member organizations must receivea final copy of the plan. Each preparedness plan can be presented in various formats, including a subset of strategic documents, annexes, or a portion of the HCC’s concept of operations (CONOPS) plans; however, at a minimum the HCC preparedness plan must: • Incorporate the HCC’s and its associated members’ priorities for planning and coordination based on regional needs and gaps. Priorities will depend on multiple factors including perceived risk, emergencies occurring in the region, available funds, applicable laws and regulations, supporting personnel, HCC member facilities and organizations involved, and time constraints • Leverage HCC members’ existing facility preparedness plans as required by the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Emergency Preparedness Requirementsfor Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers • Be developed by HCC leadership with broad input from HCC members and other stakeholders • Outline strategic and operational objectives for the HCC as a whole and for each HCC member • Include short-term – within the year – and longer-term – three- to five-year – objectives • Include a recurring objective to develop and review the HCC response plan, which details the responsibilities and roles of the HCC and its members, including how t...
