Resources on the 2016 CMS emergency preparedness rule

Resources on the 2016 CMS emergency preparedness rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule requiring new emergency preparedness requirements for 17 types of health care providers, including hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, long-term care facilities, intermediate care facilities, and rural health clinics. Below are ASHE resources on this topic.

If you have a compliance question regarding the CMS emergency preparedness requirements, submit it here. ASHE will be answering frequently asked questions to help members understand these new requirements.

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CMS documents

• CMS final emergency preparedness rule
  (September 9, 2016)
• CMS S&C memo about training exercises
  (March 24, 2017)
• CMS S&C memo about a CMS conference call
  (March 24, 2017)

Alerts and Tools

• American Hospital Association advisory on CMS emergency preparedness rules (October 17, 2016)
• ASHE resource: Implications of the CMS emergency preparedness rule
  . This table shows each requirement of the CMS rule and whether hospitals complying with Joint Commission or NFPA 99 standards will need to change their emergency preparedness programs to comply with the requirement. (September 20, 2016)
• ASHE Advocacy Alert on CMS Emergency Preparedness Training Requirements (April 19, 2017)

Webinars

• CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: Deciphering the Implications (October 24, 2016)