Emergency Preparedness Regulatory - Is Your Facility Prepared for the Next Emergency?

Many hospitals, CAH and long term care facilities have become weary from the emphasis on emergency preparedness over the last five years. However just around the corner, is your organization prepared for your next emergency whether it be a cyberattack on your EHR or your email system or an infectious disease outbreak? Have you maintained your vigilance in your preparation activities? CMS has updated their regulations and interpretative guidelines numerous times since the original regulations were published in 2016. Are you compliant with the updated expectations? This presentation will discuss current regulations and the most recently updated interpretative guidelines including required policies, procedures, training and exercises.

Objectives:

• Describe basic policies and procedures to comply with the regulations and interpretative guidelines. 
• Describe the latest updates to CMS’ emergency preparedness interpretative guidelines. 
• Discuss commonly cited emergency preparedness deficiencies. 
• Discuss required training and exercises.  

Audience: Hospital & SNF

Continuing education credits available: Nursing Home Administrator

Presenter: Nancy Ruzicka B.S., RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC, Ruzicka Healthcare Consulting

Presented: August 25, 2026