Designing an CMS Emergency Preparedness Planning, Training and Exercise Compliance Program

During this session, attendees will learn strategies and tools on developing a robust planning, and
training and exercise program that will comply with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) Emergency Preparedness Requirements. The session will cover how to: develop an emergency
operations plan to comply with the CMS requirements; develop a business continuity plan that
addresses business continuity, disaster recovery, and continuity of care after man-made and natural
disasters; develop a robust multi-year training and exercise plan; a provide a disaster scenario that
will test their Emergency Operation plan elements, design a required tabletop exercises (TTX) and a
CMS-defined community-based Full-Scale Exercises (FSXs), and complete and implement an After-
Action Report and Improvement Plan (AAR/IP). Lastly, attendees will participate in a community-based
Tabletop Exercise that will count toward one of two CMS exercise compliance requirements.