CMS issued Survey and Certification (S&C) letter S&C-14-12 on February 28, 2014, which updated the S&C Emergency Preparedness Checklist ā Recommended Tool for Effective Health Care Facility Planning. The updated checklist can be found at the S&C Emergency Preparedness website:
Survey & Certification - Emergency Preparedness
(http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertEmergPrep/)
Updates and new documents will be posted to the website as they become available.
If you have any questions, please contact your local district office.
Sincerely,
Original signed by Jean Iacino
Jean Iacino
Deputy Director