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Nebraska’s Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)

Nebraska’s Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP). What is ESAR-VHP?. Electronic database of healthcare workers willing to volunteer during emergencies.

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Nebraska’s Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)

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  1. Nebraska’sEmergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)

  2. What is ESAR-VHP? • Electronic database of healthcare workers willing to volunteer during emergencies. • System includes verifiable, up-to-date information regarding the volunteer’s identity, license, professional credentials, and privileges in hospitals or other medical facilities.

  3. Why Is The System Necessary? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires every state that receives a Hospital Preparedness Program grant to develop an ESAR-VHP Program.

  4. Linking States The ultimate goal of the ESAR-VHP program is to link states in order to create a national database of volunteers.

  5. The State of Nebraska owns, maintains, monitors and secures the database. 

  6. Physicians Marriage & Family Therapists Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers Registered Nurses Mental Health Counselors Medical & Public Health Social Workers Psychologists Who Should Register?Current guidelines define the credentialing and data requirements for:

  7. Advanced Practice Nurses Nurse Practitioners Nurse Anesthetists Certified Nurse Midwives Clinical Nurse Specialists Physician Assistants Dentists Pharmacists Paramedics & Emergency Medical Technicians Respiratory Therapists & Respiratory Therapy Technicians  Licensed Practical Nurses Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Surgical Technologists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians & Phlebotomists Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Veterinarians Who Else Should Register?Future guidelines will include the standards for the following high priority occupations

  8. A Joint Effort ESAR-VHP is a Joint Effort Partnering with Stakeholders Statewide Creating an Emergency Registration System

  9. More Information For additional information about ESAR-VHP visit the HRSA website: http://www.hrsa.gov/esarvhp/

  10. To Register https://nedss.state.ne.us/ESAR-VHP/faces/jsp/home.jsp or http://www.unmc.edu/hptc

  11. Nebraska ESAR-VHP Contact Ruth Cover NE Hospital Preparedness Program Coordinator (402) 471-1988 ruth.cover@hhss.ne.gov

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