End Stage Renal Disease Facilities Requirements: CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Emergency Preparedness Final Rule

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. 12/12/2017 This 44-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) combines excerpts from the Emergency Preparedness Final Rule and the recently released Interpretive Guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide a consolidated overview document for the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facility Requirements. It provides requirements for the Emergency Plan, Policies and Procedures, Communications Plan, Training and Testing, and Integrated Healthcare Systems. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - December 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news