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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AO91 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers (CMS-3178-F)(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

This rule finalizes emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid participating providers and suppliers to ensure that they adequately plan for both natural and man-made disasters and coordinate with Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local emergency preparedness systems. This rule ensures providers and suppliers are adequately prepared to meet the needs of patients, residents, clients, and participants during disasters and emergency situations.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 403    42 CFR 416    42 CFR 418    42 CFR 441    42 CFR 460    42 CFR 482 to 486    42 CFR 491    42 CFR 494   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1821    42 U.S.C. 1861ff (3)(B)(i)(ii)    42 U.S.C. 1913(c)(1) et al   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA section 902  12/27/2016 

Overall Description of Deadline: MMA section 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3-years of a proposed or interim final rule. Rule may publish before the 3-year deadline.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/27/2013  78 FR 79082   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  02/21/2014  79 FR 9872   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/25/2014 
NPRM Comment Period Extended End  03/31/2014 
Final Action  09/16/2016  81 FR 63859   
Final Action Effective  11/15/2016 
Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Ronisha Blackstone
Director, Division of Institutional Quality Standards
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, MS: S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-6882
Email: ronisha.blackstone@cms.hhs.gov