Memo to State Survey Directors Regarding Training and Testing Requirements

This September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced Regulatory Provisions To Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction, which revises some of the emergency preparedness requirements for providers and suppliers. These changes are designed to reduce the burden on providers and are effective as of November 29. Originally published in September 2016,...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently sent a memorandum, dated February 1, 2019, to State Survey Agency Directors outlining several revisions and additions effective immediately to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual as related to compliance with the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers in effect...

GNYHA has developed this document to help facilities and health systems prepare for CMS’s Final Rule for Emergency Preparedness. The grid below provides a crosswalk of the 17 CMS provider types in the Final Rule against the corresponding article or articles within the NYS Public Health and Mental Hygiene Laws. This is a guidance only document. Specific...