CMS Issues Guidelines for Emergency Preparedness

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new Appendix–Z to the Medicare State Operations manual that provides the interpretive guidelines (IGs) for the Emergency Preparedness (EP) requirements that must be implemented by November 16, 2017. The Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers”…