Arizona Crisis Standards of Care Plan

1 AArizona CSC PlanA Comprehensive and Compassionate Response4th EditionArizona Crisis Standards of care Plan2021 Arizona CSC PlaniARIZONA Crisis Standards OF care PLANA Comprehensive and Compassionate ResponseThis plan was supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and response (ASPR), Office of Preparedness and emergency Operations (OPEO), Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs (NHPP), HPP Cooperative Agreement Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CSC PlaniiARIZONA Crisis Standards OF care DEVELOPMENT TEAMANDREW LAWLESS, Project DirectorTERESA EHNERT, Bureau ChiefFRANK WALTER, , Medical DirectorPETER KELLY, , Chair Legal/Ethical WorkgroupWENDY LYONS, Clinical ConsultantDEB ROEPKE, Planning ConsultantDAN VAN WYKE, Legal & Ethical ConsultantContributorsAUBREY JOY CORCORAN, Arizona Attorney General s OfficeJENNIFER CUNICO, Arizona Department of Health ServicesJOHN DIRICKSON, Arizona Division of emergency ManagementANTONIO HERNANDEZ, Arizona Department of Health ServicesJAMES HODGE, JR, Arizona State UniversityMEGAN JEHN.

2 Arizona State UniversityJESSE LEWIS, Arizona Department of Health ServicesTERRY MULLINS, Arizona Department of Health ServicesDAN ORENSTEIN, Arizona State UniversityMICHELLE RHODES, , The University of Arizona College of MedicineJUANITA ROBERTS, Arizona Department of Health ServicesCOREY TARANGO, Arizona Department of Health ServicesASHRAF LASEE, Arizona Department of Health ServicesCODY CURL, Arizona Department of Health ServicesKATIE TURNBOW, La Paz County Health DepartmentCLINICAL WORKGROUPEMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) WORKGROUPLEGAL/ETHICAL WORKGROUPPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WORKGROUPA rizona CSC PlaniiiContentsINTRODUCTION 2 Background 3 PURPOSE, SCOPE, SITUATION OVERVIEW.

3 AND OTHER ASSUMPTIONS 5 Purpose 6 Scope 7 Situation Overview 7 Hazards 8 Planning Assumptions 9 STATEWIDE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS 11 Indicators for CSC Activation 14 Healthcare Facility Indicators for CSC 14 County Public Health Indicators for CSC 16 State Public Health Indicators for CSC 17 Tactics for CSC 18 Healthcare Facility Scripted Tactics for CSC 18 County Public Health Scripted Tactics for CSC 19 State Public Health Scripted Tactics for CSC 20 CLINICAL CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS 21 Prehospital and emergency Medical Services 22 Primary Triage 22 Hospital and Acute care Facilities 24 Arizona CSC PlanivContentsPrimary Triage 24 Secondary Triage 24 Tertiary Triage 24 Expanding Scopes of Practice 27 Considerations of Supply Shortages 30 Out-of-Hospital care Providers 35 Outpatient Providers 35 Clinics 37 Surgical and Procedure Centers 37 Long-Term care Facilities 38 Group Home and Congregate Settings 39 Home care /Durable Medical

4 Equipment Vendors 39 Family-Based care 40 Alternate care Systems 41 Electronic Alternate care Systems 43 Ambulatory care Facilities 44 Shelter-Based care 45 Non-ambulatory care /Hospital Overflow 46 Federal Medical Stations 46 emergency care Replacement/Overflow 47 Surgical/Intensive care or Inpatient Replacement/Overflow 48 Fatality Management 48 Arizona CSC PlanvContentsPediatrics 49 Communication 49 Personal Protective Equipment 49 Pediatric Decontamination 50 Pediatric Behavioral Health 50 Pediatric Evacuation and Transfer 50 Family Reunification 51 Palliative care and Comfort care 53 Palliative and Comfort care at Hospitals and Acute care Facilities 54 Palliative and Comfort care at Out-of-Hospital Facilities 55 Palliative and Comfort care at Alternative care Sites and Systems 55 Just-in-Time Training for Palliative and Comfort care 56 Psychosocial Support 56 Behavioral Health 57 Behavioral Health Impact on the General Population 57 Behavioral Health Impact on Responders and Medical Providers 58 Impact on Seriously Mentally Ill People and Continuation of care 58 Statewide CSC Deactivation 59 ORGANIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES 60 SDMAC Staff 62 Clinical care Committee Staff at Healthcare

5 Facilities 64viContentsDIRECTION, CONTROL, AND COORDINATION 65 INFORMATION COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION 67 COMMUNICATIONS 69 ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, AND LOGISTICS 72 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS 74 APPENDIX A: CODE OF ETHICS FOR CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES 80 APPENDIX B: HEALTHCARE FACILITY, COUNTY, AND STATE INDICATORS FOR CONVENTIONAL, CONTINGENCY, AND CSC 87 APPENDIX C: HEALTHCARE FACILITY, COUNTY, AND STATE TACTICS FOR CONVENTIONAL, CONTINGENCY, AND CSC 90 APPENDIX D: START TRIAGE 93 APPENDIX E: JUMPSTART TRIAGE 95 APPENDIX F: LEGAL REFERENCES 97 APPENDIX G: RESOURCE CHALLENGES BY DISASTER TYPE 100 APPENDIX H: JOB ACTION SHEETS 105 APPENDIX I: ACRONYM GLOSSARY 116 Arizona CSC PlanARIZONA Crisis Standards OF care PLAN2 IntroductionThe Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) worked with public health, emergency management, first responders, healthcare, legal, and other partners to create this Crisis Standards of care (CSC) plan for the State of Arizona .

6 This collaborative, multi-year project included strategic planning sessions, interagency workgroups, and a public engagement campaign. Ethical considerations and principles have played a key role throughout the course of this initiative. Stewardship of resources, duty to care , equity, reciprocity, proportionality, transparency, and accountability are the guiding ethical elements of this plan . This ethical foundation has been integrated into public health and emergency response principles to establish this common framework for statewide CSC. During a public health disaster, the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC) will convene to develop incident-specific priorities and guidance for the delivery of healthcare and use of scarce medical resources.

7 This guidance may address: Triage for emergency medical services (EMS); Primary, secondary, and tertiary triage for healthcare facilities; Expanded scopes of practice, as approved by regulatory authorities; Priorities for medical resources including space, staff, and supplies; and Considerations for healthcare access points, including hospitals, out-of-hospital facilities, and alternate care activated for a disaster response , the SDMAC will serve as the statewide policy group for the Health emergency Operating Center (HEOC). The HEOC, managed by ADHS, will operate in a Unified Command (UC) structure with the State emergency Operation Center (SEOC) to coordinate the public health, medical, and behavioral health responses.

8 Representatives from state and local agencies, healthcare organizations, public health officials, medical and legal experts, and other subject matter experts (SMEs) will participate in the SDMAC. As the statewide policy group for CSC, the SDMAC will establish guidance for healthcare institutions and providers, but will not manage the emergency response . As such, the following procedures, diagrams, job action sheets, and other resources contained in this plan apply only to the SDMAC and are intended to support the ADHS Health emergency Operation Center Standard Operating Procedure (2013).This CSC plan was co-developed by stakeholders from the public health, healthcare, legal, ethical, and emergency management disciplines.

9 During the initial planning phase, a statewide CSC planning committee was convened to build consensus, establish a common awareness of what Crisis care means for the State of Arizona , and oversee the development of statewide CSC PlanFour workgroups were established to facilitate the planning process: (1) Clinical Workgroup, (2) emergency Medical Services (EMS) Workgroup, (3) Legal/Ethical Workgroup, and (4) Public Engagement Workgroup. Each group met multiple times to consider issues and approve plan content. During workgroup sessions, an audience response system was used to poll participants and establish priorities and Clinical Workgroup was comprised of healthcare professionals and public health stakeholders. The group established guidelines for multiple types of triage and expanded scopes of practice.

10 The Legal/Ethical Workgroup evaluated regulatory, statutory, and bioethical issues, , scopes of practice, duty to care , and developed a Code of Ethics for Catastrophic Public Health Emergencies (see Appendix A). The EMS Workgroup assessed patient transport and clinical issues for EMS professionals. The Public Engagement Workgroup developed and delivered a public engagement engagement efforts included nine public meetings and deployed an online feedback tool to assess public opinion. Data sets from over 300 community members and stakeholders were collected, analyzed, and informed plan development. The audience response system was used to gauge public opinion during the public outreach CSC project was based on previous initiatives, such as the 2010 Arizona Disaster Triage Protocol Workshop, as well as extensive planning efforts undertaken by the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA), the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), and numerous healthcare industry statewide CSC planning committee worked together to identify a desired future state, mission, and values for the project, as well as objectives for each of the four workgroups.