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Webinar: 'Emergency Preparedness Requirements'
This webinar is a discussion regarding emergency preparedness requirements for dialysis facilities. It will also provide an overview of the Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) program's website and available resources. Registrants will learn about implementing change to policy and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory changes.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the new emergency preparedness requirements for ESRD and dialysis facilities.
- Find and use KCER program website and resources
- Apply practical solutions to updating emergency preparedness policy and procedures .
Presented by: Keely Lenoir, Kidney Community Emergency Response Program (KCER) Manager with HSAG. Keely is experienced in all aspects of disaster preparedness, including planning, training, evaluating, and response. She has worked closely with partners from across the state of Florida to support in the development, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of public health related planning and response across the emergency management cycle.
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CMS Final Rule - November 2017
On 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.
With this rule, the goal 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. The below downloadable sections will provide additional information, such as the background and overview of the final rule and related resources.
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