Presenter: Charlie Schlegel, Director for the Division of Safety Inspection at the Pennsylvania Department of Health

What You Will Learn:

• All-Hazards Approach: How to conduct comprehensive community and facility risk assessments, including emerging infectious disease planning.

• Emergency Preparedness Program Requirements: Essential policies, annual review processes, and documentation standards required by PA Department of Health.

• Continuity of Operations: Developing delegation of authority, succession planning, and subsistence needs for staff and patients during emergencies.

• Collaboration & Coordination: Best practices for contacting, cooperating, and collaborating with local and regional emergency planning efforts.

• Survey Readiness: What surveyors assess during Life Safety surveys and how to avoid conditional-level deficiencies (90-day notices).

• Patient & Staff Tracking Systems: Implementing effective systems to document locations during emergencies.