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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
Governor

Health and Human Services Agency
California Department of Public Health


AFL 15-22
November 16, 2015


TO:
All Facilities

SUBJECT:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Emergency Preparedness Checklist Revision



All Facilities Letter (AFL) Summary

CMS revised the emergency preparedness checklist information for health care facility planning to provide more detailed guidance about patient/resident tracking, supplies, and collaboration.

CMS issued Survey and Certification (S&C) letter S&C-14-12 on February 28, 2014, which updated the S&C Emergency Preparedness Checklist – 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

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