Does Your Emergency Preparedness Program Plan Crosswalk to CMS’ Guidelines?

Dave Kyllo

Nursing facilities (SNFs/NFs) and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) must comply with sweeping regulations affecting their emergency preparedness planning. These requirements took effect November 15, 2017 and include:

• Annual Risk Assessment and Emergency Planning
• Communication Plan
• Emergency Preparedness Policies and Procedures (must be reviewed annually)
• Training and Testing

AHCA/NCAL offers a tool titled “Emergency Preparedness Program (EPP) Customizable Plan for Long Term Care” that allows facilities to customize compliant plans, including:

• Emergency Preparedness Program Management Plan
• Communications Plan
• Procedures applicable to all hazard responses
• Incident Command System 
• Full building Evacuation Plan
• Emergency Lists
• Continuity of Operations and Recovery Plan.

AHCA/NCAL members receive exclusive “member only” pricing of $395 for the EPP customizable plan – a savings of $100 off the regular price. The EPP plan from Russell Phillips & Associates includes:

• An electronic flash drive – easily add your facility’s information to customize your plan.
• Hard copy of the documents – provides hard copy worksheet-style documents of your plan. 
• Binder with tabs prepared for insertion of customized plan – an invaluable resource that organizes your plan documents.  
• A crosswalk between the new CMS regulations and the customizable EPP plan manual – this indispensable tool provides a clear-cut detailed comparison that shows how your facility’s EPP plan meets CMS requirements and demonstrates precise compliance to survey agencies and AHJs.  
• Access to an information-packed 75-minute “how to” webinar conducted by Russell Phillips & Associates.

Be confident that you have an emergency preparedness plan that correlates to the new CMS guidelines. Order the customizable EPP plan today through the AHCA/NCAL Bookstore and save $100 off the regular $495 price.