DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

 Latest Information on CMS Emergency Preparedness Regulations:

• AFL 20-09: Health Update and Interim Guidance – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV)

  • CDPH 5000A - Program Flexibility for Increased Patient Accommodations (pdf)

  • CDPH 5000A - Program Flexibility for Staffing Shortages due to COVID-19 (pdf)

• AFL 19-38: Facility Emergency Contact and Recipient Information (pdf)

• GR Quality Improvement Subcommittee HCC Letter (2022)

• GR Quality Improvement Subcommittee VHCP Checklist (2022)

• GR Quality Improvement Subcommittee Emergency Notification Tool (2022)

• AFL 19-30.1: Public Safety Power Shutoff Power Outage Reporting (pdf)

• AFL 19-06: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Update to SOM Appendix Z)

• AFL 18-48: Public Safety Power Shutoff Program Announcement

• AFL 18-51: 1135 Waiver & Presidential Declaration for November 2018 Wildfires

  • CPDH 5000 Form for Program Flexibility (1135 Waiver template) ​

• AFL 17-06: Reporting Emergency or Disaster-Related Occurrences (pdf)

• "CMS EP Rule Summary" Table for DD Facilities (pdf)

• "CMS EP Rule Summary" Table for SNF Facilities (pdf)

• SNF Emergency Preparedness Survey Procedures - Smart Tool (pdf)

• ICF/IID Emergency Preparedness Survey Procedures - Smart Tool (pdf)

• CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule FAQs (October 2016 - January 2017)(pdf)

• CMS EP Rule Interpretive Guidelines (April 2021)(pdf)

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Policy & Procedure Guides:

• EP LTC Ombudsmen Program Model (pdf)

• CDPH - Required External Disaster Plan Elements (pdf)​

• CDPH - Letter on Medical Records in an Evacuation (pdf)​

• CDPH - Disaster Plan Tool for Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf)​​​

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Resources Developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):​

• CMS Survey and Certification Emergency Preparedness Initiative: S&C Emergency Preparedness Checklist Revision: Ref: S&C-14-12-ALL (Feb. 28, 2014) (pdf)

• CMS Disaster Related Guidance: Medicare Fee-For-Service: Emergency-Related Policies and Procedures That May Be Implemented Without § 1135 Waivers (Nov. 2012) (pdf)

• CMS: Provider Survey and Certification: Frequently Asked Questions - Declared Public Health Emergencies - All Hazards Health Standards and Quality Issues (pdf)

• CMS Memo to Flex In-Network Care Provision & Good Faith Medical Care Provision in a Disaster (pdf)

• "Emergency Planning Checklist Recommendations for Persons in Long-Term Care Facilities, Including Family Members, Friends, Personal Caregivers, Guardians, & Long-Term Care Ombudsmen" (pdf)

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California Department of Social Services (DSS) / Community Care Licensing & Certification Facilities:

DSS Community Care Licensing and Certification will enforce state regulations and statutes and will review your EOP, drills and staff training.  You must also review the Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan LIC#610D prior to licensure and annually, review staff training plans and knowledge of plan, review medications and medical supplies to be self-reliant for 72-hours.