Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Emergency Preparedness Rule | NLM

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Emergency Preparedness Rule

11/05/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 11/5/2019. This resource provides information about the final rule, Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers, which was modified on November 5, 2019. The purpose of the rule is to establish national emergency preparedness requirements to ensure adequate planning for both natural and man-made disasters, and coordination with federal, state, tribal, regional, and local emergency preparedness systems. Healthcare providers and suppliers affected by this rule must comply and implement all regulations one year after the effective date, on November 16, 2017. The rule was updated to include information from the posting in the Federal Register "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulatory Provisions To Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Dialysis Facilities; Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes To Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care Final Rule," which revised some of the emergency preparedness requirements for providers and suppliers. (Text)