Emergency Preparedness

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Final Rule to establish consistent emergency preparedness requirements for healthcare providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid, increase patient safety during emergencies, and establish a more coordinated response to natural and human-caused disasters.

ASPR TRACIE Resources:

• An Overview of the Healthcare Facility Armed Assailant Planning Considerations
• Active Assailant Planning Consideration Review
• Volunteer Management Topic Collection - Medical Reserve Corps
• On-Campus Healthcare Facility Armed Assailant Planning Considerations
• Utility Failures
• Natural Disasters
• Climate Change and Healthcare System Considerations
• HHS.gov - Emergency Preparedness Tools & Resources 

CMS: 

• Appendix Z - Regulations for Emergency Preparedness (E-tags)
• CMS Emergency Preparedness web-page

LeadingAge Resources:

• LeadingAge CAST Resources on cybersecurity.
• LeadingAge Emergency Preparedness Toolkit 
• Emergency Preparedness Regulation Dashboard provides information about the rule, toolkit resources, templates and guides, and resources by provider type.

Illinois Department of Public Health - Emergency Preparedness & Response

Iowa emergency preparedness deficiencies are included in the Life Safety Code Survey Trends Reports