3440.10 with Changes - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy
3440.10 with Changes - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy
3440.10 with Changes - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy
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BUMEDINST <strong>3440.10</strong><br />
20 Nov 2008<br />
of this section must complete requirements <strong>with</strong>in 90 days. Those personnel newly assigned to<br />
the positions identified in paragraph 6 of this section must complete requirements <strong>with</strong>in 90 days<br />
of reporting aboard. The MTF commander shall:<br />
a. Ensure that NIMS is an integral part of the MTF’s EM Plan.<br />
b. Ensure the MTF has taken steps to meet all the NIMS implementation activities for<br />
hospitals and health care systems per paragraph 5 of this section.<br />
c. Ensure training completion is tracked in local training records.<br />
4. Procedures. All BUMED MTFs shall meet the requirements for NIMS implementation<br />
activities. Additional specific guidance for elements <strong>with</strong>in the NIMS implementation activities:<br />
a. Incident Command System (ICS). In accordance <strong>with</strong> the accompanying instruction, all<br />
BUMED MTFs will adopt the HICS.<br />
b. Multi-agency Coordination System. MTF commanders shall coordinate <strong>with</strong> regional<br />
and installation commanders in the development of relationships <strong>with</strong> the appropriate Federal,<br />
State, local, and tribal EM-related agencies and departments to identify and update responsible<br />
points of contact, emergency protocols, and expectations in the event of an incident. This task<br />
should also include local medical community organizational planning via local emergency<br />
planning committees.<br />
c. Support Agreements (SA). MTF commanders shall coordinate <strong>with</strong> regional and<br />
installation EM personnel, BUMED-M3/5, and local emergency responders/receivers in the<br />
development of SAs.<br />
d. Training. DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides free<br />
online training via the Emergency Management Institute Independent Study Program<br />
(http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/), for personnel involved in emergency response.<br />
All required independent study courses may be found at this link.<br />
5. National Incident Management System (NIMS). Compliance Activities for Health Care<br />
Organizations (public and private) 1 .<br />
1 Draft developed for discussion by the HICS National Working Group and consideration by the NIMS Integration Center to address the question<br />
of “what types of activities should health care organizations engage in to ensure NIMS compliance?” The draft was developed from the NIMS<br />
National Standard Curriculum Training Development Guidance. Adaptations of the language for each element for health care organizations<br />
follows legislative format, <strong>with</strong> underlined items (additions) and strikethroughs (deletions). Examples of compliance were added to provide<br />
additional specificity to a health care organization.<br />
a. Organizational Adoption<br />
(1) Element 1. Adopt NIMS at the organizational level for all departments and business<br />
units, as well as promote and encourage NIMS adoption by associations, utilities, partners, and<br />
suppliers.<br />
28 Enclosure (1)