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CMS SOM App. Z, Tag E-0011
§485.68(a)(5) Condition for Participation:
[(a) Emergency Plan. The Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility
(CORF) must develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that must be
reviewed, and updated at least every 2 years. The plan must do the following:]
(a)(5) Be developed and maintained with assistance from fire, safety, and other
appropriate experts.
§485.727(a)(6) Condition for Participation:
[(a) Emergency Plan. The Clinics, Rehabilitation Agencies, and Public Health
Agencies as Providers of Outpatient Physical Therapy and Speech-Language
Pathology Services (“Organizations”) must develop and maintain an emergency
preparedness plan that must be reviewed, and updated at least every 2 years. The
plan must do the following:]
(a)(6) Be developed and maintained with assistance from fire, safety, and other
appropriate experts.
Interpretive Guidelines applies to: §485.68(a)(5), §485.727(a)(6).
The CORF and Clinics, Rehabilitation Agencies, and Public Health Agencies as
Providers of Outpatient Physical Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology Services must
collaborate with fire, safety and other appropriate experts to develop and maintain its
emergency plan. They must document their collaboration with these experts and include
them in the 2-year review of the plan.
Survey Procedures
• Ask for a list of/documentation for which experts were collaborated with to develop
and maintain its plan.
History
Rev. 200, Issued: 02-21-20; Effective: 02-21-20, Implementation: 02-21-20
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
1fa43af85da3dcf3e456e7416dc27719d3526d410d039d2651a47de519e2528d
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