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CMS Updates to QSO-20-41 Emergency Preparedness Exercise Exemption
- By: Danielle Watford
- On: 06/03/2022 09:54:02
- In: COVID-19
If you choose to utilize the exemption, you should ensure you document your organization's COVID-19 response in a formal After-Action Report (AAR). If you already have completed a COVID-19 AAR in a previous year, you should consider updating the AAR to reflect on-going response, lessons learned and opportunities for improvement. AHCA/NCAL members can access a COVID-19 AAR Template on the website.
One key component to a comprehensive AAR is an Improvement Plan (IP). The IP should serve as roadmap for future plan enhancements and training focus.
Don't forget that documenting your organization's COVID-19 response will only address one of the two required annual exercises. To comply with CMS requirements, facilities must still conduct one of the following:
- Another full-scale exercise
- Individual-facility-based functional exercise
- Mock disaster drill
- A tabletop exercise or workshop.
Staff Contact: dwatford@mehca.org