Organ Procurement Organization 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 33-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 Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Requirements. It provides requirements for the Emergency Plan, Policies and Procedures, Communications Plan, Training and Testing, Continuity of OPO Operations during an Emergency, and Integrated Healthcare Systems. (PDF)
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