Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements: CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Emergency Preparedness Final Rule | NLM

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Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements: CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Emergency Preparedness Final Rule

11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 11/2019. This 34-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in November 2019, combines excerpts from the Emergency Preparedness Final Rule and the recently released Interpretive Guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide a consolidated overview document for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Requirements. It provides the requirements for the Emergency Plan; Policies and Procedures; Communications Plan; Training and Testing; and Integrated Healthcare Systems. (PDF)