CDC releases legal resources for emergency preparedness

 

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.

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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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