New AHCA Tool Helps Simplify Emergency Preparedness Compliance (SNF)

To better assist providers with developing and maintaining emergency preparedness programs while managing compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the American Health Care Association (AHCA) developed an emergency preparedness program self-assessment and resource tool called the CMS Emergency Preparedness Regulations Crosswalk Tool.  

This tool identifies each requirement applicable to long-term care and provides key guidance from Appendix Z. There are 44 individual requirements outlined in Appendix Z, with 24 of them specifically applicable to long-term care. Each requirement is provided with an “E-tag” designation. The tool also describes surveyor validation methods and includes a variety of useful web links that provide access to information and tools on everything from incident command to after-action reports.