Overview: The CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule
On September 16, 2016, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare published a final rule on emergency preparedness for healthcare providers. The rule serves to establish national, consistent emergency preparedness requirements for 17 different providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid.
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Resources and Crosswalks on the Rule
- Interpretive Guidance for State Operations Manual
- Interpretive Guidance for State Operations Manual (Spanish)
- Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Proposed Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction (CMS)
- ASPR TRACIE Summary of Technical Assistance Requests
- CMS Emergency Preparedness Toolkits (Wisconsin Department of Health Services)
- Quality, Safety & Oversight Group – Emergency Preparedness (CMS)
- 10 Things to Know about The CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule
- ASPR TRACIE CMS Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Tool
- Available to download as a planning resource
- Healthcare Association of New York State
- Crosswalk of CMS Rule and Joint Commission Requirements
- Yale New Haven Health System Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
- Crosswalk of CMS Rule and Accrediting Organizations
Survey and Evaluation Resources
- Surveyor Training Course
- Guidance for Surveyors, Providers and Suppliers Regarding the New Emergency Preparedness (EP) Rule
- CMS Emergency Preparedness Self Assessment Quiz (Live Process)
- CMS Emergency Checklist (Live Process)
Resources for Healthcare
- Joint Commission Crosswalk – Comparing Hospital Standards to CoPs
- Joint Commission Emergency Management Resources: This Emergency Management portal provides both disaster-specific resources as well as general planning and capability-building resources, such as drills and exercises. The toolkits listed below are also available for download.
- Joint Commission Toolkits
- Emergency Management: Getting started with the crisis standards of care, part 1
- Emergency Management: Getting started with the crisis standards of care, part 2
- Building Resilience with Vulnerable Populations: Health care organizations need to plan carefully to ensure the safety of at-risk patients during emergencies
- FEMA Emergency Management Institute
- Independent Study online courses, including healthcare topics such as pandemic planning
- National Association for Home Care & Hospice: Emergency Preparedness Packet for Home Health Agencies
- Comprehensive Planning for Emergency Evacuation of Healthcare Facilities
- ADA Emergency Management Checklist
- Emergency Preparedness Resources for renal patients (NRAA)
