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CMS Pub. 100-11, ch. 7, § 20.5
Emergency Procedures
The PACE organization is required to have trained personnel, drugs, and emergency
equipment immediately available at every PACE center at all times to adequately support
participants until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responds to the PACE center. Each
PACE center is required to have at least one staff member who has been trained in
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and will be on site during the hours that
participants are in attendance.
The minimum emergency equipment that must be on the premises and immediately
available includes: portable oxygen, airways, suction, and emergency drugs.
The PACE organization must have a written plan and procedure for handling emergency
situations that may arise including, but not limited to, cardiac arrest, choking and seizure
activity.
In addition, the PACE center must have a documented plan to obtain Emergency Medical
Services from sources outside the PACE center when needed. At least annually, a PACE
organization must test, evaluate, and document the effectiveness of its emergency and
disaster plans to ensure and maintain appropriate responses to the situations and needs
that may arise from both medical and nonmedical emergencies.
[42 CFR § 460.72(c); 71 FR 71275 (Dec. 8, 2006)]
History
(Rev. 2, Issued: 06-09-11; Effective: 06-03-11; Implementation: 06-03-11)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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