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2. Has the SBA declared a disaster, triggering the
SBA disaster-loan program?
3. Is the organization located in the declared
emergency or disaster area?
If yes, is it located in a declared county or an
adjacent county? (This may affect the type of
SBA loan for which the business is eligible.)
4. What type of assistance does the organization
seek from state and federal agencies?
a. Is short-term aid (e.g., supplies, personnel,
debris removal, technical assistance)
required? (This type of assistance is coor-
dinated through FEMA.)
b. Are long-term loans necessary? (Loans are
coordinated through the SBA.)
c. Are federal equipment, supplies, facilities,
personnel, and other resources indicated?
d. Is technical and advisory assistance to state
or local governments needed?
e. Are medicine, food, and consumables
needed? Will additional relief be required
from disaster-assistance organizations?
f. Are debris or wreckage removal; search
and rescue; emergency medical care;
emergency shelter; provision of food,
water, and other essential needs; tempo-
rary facilities for schools and essential
community services; demolition of unsafe
structures; dissemination of public infor-
mation; or technical advice necessary?
g. Are
5.
Is the institution considered a “large” or
“small” business by federal standards? Large
businesses are eligible for SBA Physical
Disaster Business Loans,
55
but not Economic
Injury Disaster Loans or Pre-Disaster Mitiga-
tion Loans
56
Small businesses are eligible for
all three types of loans.
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6.
Is the institution eligible for loans from other
sources that can be used for disaster assistance?
If yes, then the business may not be eligible
for SBA disaster-assistance loans.
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For additional information on securing federal
disaster funds, see
Appendix C
.
VII. Recovery: Ending Emergency
Operations
This
Checklist
should provide legal counsel with
the necessary tools to assist healthcare providers
in preparing for an emergency, and in facilitating
the return of the organization from emergency
operations to normal status as quickly as possible.
The Planning Section Chief will spend consid-
erable time planning for the transition back to
routine activities, including demobilization of any
additional resources implemented during the crisis.
This recovery constitutes the fourth and final stage
of emergency preparedness. The Recovery phase
includes: implementing any necessary repairs;
granting furloughs to staff who responded to the
emergency; returning patients to previously closed
units; submitting applications for available emer-
gency relief funding; and similar steps.
It is important to ensure that the organization
has adequate staffing and resources to resume its
ongoing operations.
other
hazard-mitigation
efforts
warranted?
h. Are repair, restoration, and/or replacement
of damaged facilities indicated?
i.
Is establishment of temporary emergency-
communications systems desirable?
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U.S. Small Business Admin., Physical Disaster Business Loans,
at
www.sba.gov/disaster_recov/loaninfo/phydisaster.html (last
visited Sept. 20, 2004) [hereinafter Physical Disaster Business Loans];
see also
13 C.F.R. § 123.200(a) (2004).
56
13 C.F.R. § 121.302 (2004).
57
Id
. § 123.200(a);
see
Physical Disaster Business Loans,
supra
note 55; U.S. Small Business Admin., Economic Injury
Disaster Loans For Small Business,
at
www.sba.gov/disaster_recov/loaninfo/ecoinjury.html (last visited Sept. 20, 2004) [hereinafter
Economic Injury Disaster Loans For Small Businesses]; U.S. Small Business Admin., Pre-Disaster Mitigation Loan Program,
at
www.sba.gov/disaster_recov/loaninfo/pre_disaster_mitigation.html (last visited Sept. 20, 2004) [hereinafter Pre-Disaster Mitigation
Loan Program].
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13 C.F.R. § § 123.101(c), 123.201(a) (2004).
