OPM 500 Flashcards
Where are minutes from each staff meeting sent and kept and for how long?
Minutes are sent to each station and kept at PSC. Stations can dispose of them after 2 weeks. (500.01)
Who are requests for public records forwarded to?
Fire rescue administration or the city clerk’s office. (500.02)
Where must completed patient reports be stored until collected in the morning rounds?
In specific interoffice envelopes in the top drawer of the station file cabinet. (500.03)
In regards to HIPPA who is the privacy officer for sunrise fire rescue and would be the point of contact for patient complaints, subpoenas, and record requests?
The administrative officer. (500.03)
If you are subpoenaed and want a copy of the report, who do you get it from?
Whoever issued the subpoena. (500.03)
What hours should city telephones not be used for personal activities?
0800-1700. (501.02)
How long are personal phone calls on designated phones limited to?
10 minutes. (501.02)
What are issued as permanent policies that are not intended to be changed?
General orders. (502.02)
What that is issued is informal in nature such as short-term announcements, classes, and street closures?
Administrative bulletins. (502.03)
How often will general orders and ABs be reviewed and by whom?
Every year by the labor management committee. (502.03)
Monthly reports of responses and incidents by unit and station will be kept where and sent where? When can they be disposed of?
Sent to the stations and kept at PSC. They can be disposed of after 2 months. (500.01)
Questions regarding reports and minutes will be directed to who?
Shift battalion chief. (500.01)
According to the OPMs, what are public records defined as?
Documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings, data processing software and other material regardless of its physical form, characteristics, or means of transmission, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any agency. (500.02)
Who is the custodian of the city’s public records?
The city clerk. (500.02)
What does PHI stand for?
Protected health information. (500.03)
PHI includes information on which people?
Living and dead. (500.03)
Once retrieved during station rounds, completed patient reports should be forwarded to whom and for what?
The EMS shift supervisor for collation and quality assurance review. (500.03)
What does NPP stand for and who gets one?
Notice of privacy practices, to each patient where a patient report is generated.(500.03)
Where can the city of Sunrise computer systems security and use policy be found?
On the personnel portal intranet site under administrative policies. (501.01)
Use of personal cell phones is only permitted when?
During limited times when work responsibilities are not being performed. (501.03)
Who can restrict calls on city phones?
The officer in charge. (501.02)
When can digital imaging devices that are part of a cell phone be used on duty?
With permission from the fire chief. (501.03)
When digital or photographic images are needed for work related purposes, staff should___?
Utilize department-provided imaging equipment. (501.03)