Practice operations · continuity · reviewed 28 August 2026
Practice emergency continuity plan
A non-clinical continuity map for outages, sudden unavailability, records access, and client communication.
Use the resource →Use before an emergency and revisit after staffing, vendor, location, or communication changes.
This is not a clinical safety plan, disaster-response protocol, or substitute for legal and insurance review.
Recheck the source links before relying on an older saved copy. Entries stay in this open page. Copy or print the working copy before leaving.
Working resource
Make the invisible facts visible.
Review point 01
Name continuity events
List realistic events such as illness, evacuation, platform outage, phone loss, and sudden practice interruption.
Review point 02
Map essential systems
Record which systems hold scheduling, records, billing, and current contact routes.
Review point 03
Assign limited access
Document who may act, what they may access, and how authority is verified.
Review point 04
Prepare client communication
Draft channel-neutral instructions that disclose only what is necessary.
Review point 05
Test recovery
Run a tabletop check of backups, alternate contact, and restoration without using real client data.
Review point 06
Record insurance and advice routes
Keep current professional-liability, cyber, legal, and operational contacts outside the public copy.
Private working copy
Carry the review into your own next action.
Your entries remain only in this open page. They are not saved, uploaded, transmitted, or placed in the URL. Use a non-identifying reference—not a client name.
Your working copy
Controlling material
Read the authority, not merely the worksheet.
Educational information only; not legal, clinical, tax, billing, or regulatory advice. A resource cannot resolve facts it was not given or authority that changed after the review date.
