CHSP Emergency Preparedness & Incident Management 5

Question 1

Which federal law requires hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding to maintain an emergency preparedness program compliant with CMS regulations?

Accepted Answer

42 CFR Part 482

Answer

42 CFR Part 482 (CMS Conditions of Participation) mandates that Medicare/Medicaid-participating hospitals develop and maintain a compliant emergency preparedness program.

Question 2

A hospital's crisis standards of care (CSC) are activated when:

Accepted Answer

Demand for services substantially exceeds available resources despite surge efforts

Answer

Crisis standards of care are triggered when a catastrophic event causes demand to so far exceed available resources that conventional and contingency measures are exhausted.

Question 3

The Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8 in the National Response Framework (NRF) specifically addresses:

Accepted Answer

Public Health and Medical Services

Answer

ESF #8 coordinates federal public health and medical services support, including medical surge, fatality management, and behavioral health services.

Question 4

During a prolonged power outage, a hospital's generator fails. The safety officer should FIRST consult which document to guide the response?

Accepted Answer

The facility's downtime procedures and utility failure annex of the EOP

Answer

The utility failure annex of the EOP and associated downtime procedures contain pre-planned actions, communication trees, and escalation steps specific to utility failures.

Question 5

A hospital is conducting a functional exercise. Which element distinguishes a functional exercise from a tabletop exercise?

Accepted Answer

A functional exercise involves actual mobilization of resources and personnel in a realistic environment

Answer

Functional exercises activate EOC staff and test actual coordination, communication, and decision-making processes without full field deployment, unlike a tabletop which is discussion-only.

CHSP - Certified Healthcare Safety Professional Practice Test

CHSP - Certified Healthcare Safety Professional Practice Test

CHSP Emergency Preparedness & Incident Management 5