“We concluded that current emergency preparedness regulatory requirements are not comprehensive enough to address the complexities of actual emergencies. center for medicare & medicaid services Specifically, the requirements do not address the need for: (1) Communication to coordinate with other systems of care within local jurisdictions (for example. cities, counties) or states; (2) contingency planning; and (3) training of personnel.” Why the new EP rule? cms Conditions of participation... statutory and regulatory citations that are the fouNdation for the proposed emergency preparedness rule 1965 Hospitals Section 1861(e)(9) 42 CFR 482.1-482.66 Critical Access Hospital Sections 1820 &1861 42 CFR 485.601-485.647 Ambulatory Surgical Centers Section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) 42 CFR 416.40-416.49 End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities Sections 1881(b),(c),(f)(7) 42 CFR 494.1-94.180 Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions Section 1821, 42 CFR 403.700-403.756 Hospices Section 1861(dd)(1) 42 CFR 418.52 -418.116 Hospices Section 1861(dd)(1) 42 CFR 418.52 -418.116 Long Term Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities Section 1819 42 CFR 483.1-483.180. Rural Health Clinics Section 1861(aa) 42 CFR 491.1-491.11; Federally Qualified Health Centers Section 1861(aa) 42 CFR 491.1-491.11 Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Section 1905(d) 42 CFR 483.400-483.480 Inpatient Psych. Services for Individuals Under Age 21 in Psychiatric Facilities or Programs Sections 1905(a),1905(h) 42 CFR 441.150 -441.182 42 CFR 483.350-483.376 Title xviii Title xix Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Section 1861(cc)(2) 42 CFR 485.50-485.74 Home Health Agencies Sections 1861(o), 1891 42 CFR 484.1-484.55. Clinics, Rehabilitation Agencies, and Public Health Agencies as Providers of Outpatient Physical Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology Services Section 1861(p) 42 CFR 485.701-485.729 Does the cms emergency preparedness rule have you feeling a bit overwhelmed? let’s talk 3 key principles 4 core elements 2 1 3 4 safeguarding human resources ensuring business continuity protecting physical resources 1 3 2 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Sections 1894, 1905(a), and 1934 42 CFR 460.2-460.210 Community Mental Health Centers Section 1861(ff)(3)(B)(i)(ii) Section 1913(c)(1) PHS Act 42 CFR 410.110 unique Organ Procurement Organizations Section 1138 Section 371 PHS Act 42 CFR 486.301-486.348. Transplant Centers Sections 1861(e)(9), and 1881(b)(1) 42 CFR 482.68-482.104.