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 added July 2024:

LeadingAge CAST Resources on cybersecurity.

ASPR TRACIE Resource: On-Campus Healthcare Facility Armed Assailant Planning Considerations

New ASPR TRACIE Resources as of July 2023 Utility Failures, Natural Disasters, Climate Change and Healthcare System Considerations

LeadingAge Emergency Preparedness Toolkit (Updated Dec. 2022)

Appendix Z - Regulations for Emergency Preparedness (E-tags)

The CMS Emergency Preparedness web-page includes links to Emergency Preparedness training, surveyor tools, and FAQs.

HHS.gov - Emergency Preparedness Tools & Resources This page provides links to resources that can help provider and suppliers comply with the recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Emergency Preparedness Rule. On September 28, 2020, CMS issued clarifying guidance as to how an actual disaster impacts the emergency preparedness testing exercise requirements.

Emergency Preparedness Regulation Dashboard provides information about the rule, toolkit resources, templates and guides, and resources by provider type.