CMS Final Rule for Emergency Preparedness

CMS Final Rule for Emergency Preparedness was implemented November 16, 2016 and will be enforced starting November 16, 2017. The Final Rule applies to 17 provider types that receive funding from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Helpful information is available from the ASPR Tracie Website, including this helpful summary of what is required of these 17 provider types. On June 2, 2017, CMS released interpretive guidelines for the Final Rule, including their definition of a full scale exercise on page 59.

Emergency Preparedness Final Rule toolkits, resources, and templates

CMS Final Rule for Long-Term Care Powerpoint

WHEPP has put together some resources on emergency preparedness for long-term care facilities.

View the materials used to train CMS emergency preparedness surveyors