http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-365A1.pdfThe Federal Communications Commission is accepting comments through
April 2 on an AHA request for a blanket waiver to permit hospitals
seeking accreditation from The Joint Commission to use amateur radio
operators who are hospital employees to transmit communications on
behalf of the hospital as part of emergency preparedness drills.
Hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission must prepare an emergency
operations plan setting forth how the hospital will communicate during
emergencies, establish back-up communications links to communicate
essential information if primary communication systems fail, and test
their emergency operations plans twice annually. The AHA requested the
blanket waiver last month as an interim solution to prevent the FCC
and hospitals from having to prepare, file and process a raft of
waiver requests while the FCC prepares a proposed rule that would
allow amateur radio operators who are hospital employees to
participate in drills.
de Doug KR2Q
Tnx for the BW
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