On September 16, 2016, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published in the Federal Register a 186 page rule titled, Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers, Final Rule. The Rule establishes the first ever national emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers and suppliers to plan adequately for both natural and man-made disasters, and coordinate with federal, state, tribal, regional, and local emergency preparedness systems. This bParati infoGraphic is the second of an ongoing series of graphics designed to simply the Rule and its requirements.

1. center for medicare & medicaid services
1 federal
department
17
provider &
supplier
types
affected
1
emergency preparedness program
required for each healthcare organization
4
core elements
within the EP
program
3
potential
enforcers
of the Rule
BIGINSURANCE
COMPANY
The
INSURANCE
Policy
safeguard human resources
ensure business continuity
protect physical
resources
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essentials necessary for
maintaining access to healthcare
services during emergencies
1 critical
date
published
final
9/15/16
implement
11/15/17
published
proposal
12/27/13
Effective
11/15/16
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rule with
many COPS
& CFCs
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Categories
of providers
& suppliers
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carrot
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pay
to
play
play
if you
want to
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provider & supplier
types subject to
the rule
graphic two:
A high-altitude flyover
cms Emergency
Preparedness
‘Final’ Rule 2
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