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CMS SOM App. Z, Tag E-0003
§494.62 Condition for Coverage: The dialysis facility must comply with all
applicable Federal, State, and local emergency preparedness requirements. These
emergencies include, but are not limited to, fire, equipment or power failures, care
related emergencies, water supply interruption, and natural disasters likely to occur
in the facility’s geographic area.
The dialysis facility must establish and maintain an emergency preparedness
program that meets the requirements of this section. The emergency preparedness
program must include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
Interpretive Guidelines for §494.62.
Under this condition, the ESRD facility is required to develop and update an emergency
preparedness program that meets all of the standards contained within the condition. The
emergency preparedness program must describe a facility's comprehensive approach to
meeting the health and safety needs of their patient population during an emergency; as
well as the whole community during and surrounding an emergency event (natural or
man-made).
Survey Procedures
• Ask to see written or electronic documentation of the program.
• Verify that the ESRD facility emergency preparedness program measures plan for
emergencies including,, but not limited to, emergencies of fire, equipment, or power
failures, care-related emergencies, water supply interruption, and natural disasters
likely to occur in the facility's geographic area.
History
Rev. 204, Issued: 04-16-21; Effective: 04-16-21, Implementation: 04-16-21
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
10d9580da1e0d4498fe67a21b42bb40a13859f8ae1dd6ee8999b6093706f9264
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