September 8, 2016 the Federal Register posted
the final rule Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid
Participating Providers and Suppliers. The regulation goes into effect on
November 16, 2016. Health care providers and suppliers affected by this rule
must comply and implement all regulations one year after the effective date, on
November 16, 2017.
The purpose 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. The following information will apply upon publication of
the final rule:
- Requirements will apply to all
17 provider and supplier types.
- Each provider and supplier will
have its own set of Emergency Preparedness regulations incorporated into
its set of conditions or requirements for certification.
- Must be in compliance with
Emergency Preparedness regulations to participate in the Medicare or
Medicaid program.
Some
items may include transfer documentation between facilities during disasters.
Each agency must have a risk assessment, training and testing.
Since
this is now part of the final rule, surveyors can evaluate and cite agencies
who are out of compliance. Are you ready to meet these requirements? The above
was written for us by J’non Griffin, President of Home Health Solutions,
Inc. She will one of our presenters at
our New Directions in Home Care and New Directions in Hospice Seminars that
will be held in Las Vegas in January 2017.
She will be addressing the Emergency Preparedness Requirements Rules in
her presentations at both seminars.
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