All hospitals and healthcare systems receiving Federal
preparedness and response grants, contracts or cooperative
agreements (e.g., Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program,
Department of Homeland Security grants) must work to implement
the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Hospital and healthcare systems are defined as all facilities
that receive medical and trauma emergency patients on a daily
basis. These facilities do not include non-hospital receivers
(i.e., nursing homes, assisted living communities, long-term care
facilities and specialty hospitals (i.e. psychiatric,
rehabilitation facilities). However, non-hospital receivers are
strongly encouraged to work with their local hospitals, public
health departments and emergency management to integrate
applicable elements of NIMS Implementation (i.e. planning,
communications, resources) to allow for better communication and
coordination.
The NIMS Information Center (NIC) recognizes that many
operational aspects of the NIMS, including ICS training, are
available through, state, local and tribal training agencies and
private training vendors. It is not necessary that the training
requirements be met through a federal source.The hospital
verifies that it is NIMS compliant by meeting the fourteen NIMS
elements.