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REGISTER TODAY FOR OUR UPCOMING WEBINAR – CMS INCREASES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INTERPRETIVE GUIDELINES

Webinar CMS Increases Emergency Preparedness

Emergencies may strike at any time and with no warning. They come in all shapes and sizes. Today it must be a priority for facilities to ensure adequate emergency preparation. CMS recently issued QSO-21-15 providing comprehensive update of Appendix Z for the Federal Emergency Preparedness requirements. CMS expanded the surveyor guidance on planning for emerging infectious diseases, including lessons learned, best practices and planning bearing in mind the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

Objectives:

  • Discuss the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers
  • Review the recently revised Appendix Z and the expectations for facility compliance.
  • Discuss developing staff training and effective, efficient emergency response training and exercises.

About the Speaker

Kenneth Daily, LNHA

President, Elder Care Systems Group

Life Safety and Emergency Management Specialist

Mr. Daily is founder and President of Elder Care Systems Group. Kenn has a long track record of experience leading people, building teams, and best practices, and quality control, for healthcare programs.

In 2004, Mr. Daily learned first-hand the critical importance of the LSC and Emergency Preparedness when a facility he operated suffered a significant fire event. No resident or staff member was injured but the facility sustained millions in damages taking more than a year to complete the reconstruction. Empowered by this experience, Kenn set to learn and share with health care professionals the importance with compliance with the NFPA’s Life Safety Code to ensure the safest building for those we serve.

Mr. Daily has served more than 20 years on the Ohio Health Care Association Board of Trustees. Mr. Daily serves as the chair of the OHCA’s Life Safety and Disaster Management Committee. He also serves on the AHCA’s Life Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee as well as the NFPA’s Health Care Section and its Executive Board.

A frequent and engaging speaker having lectured nationwide at professional conferences, trainings and other sponsored events sharing insights on long term care operations, quality, survey, disaster management and life safety code as well as authoring and editing numerous articles and professional manuals.

CEU Information

NC Nursing Home Administrators can earn up to 1.5 hours of continuing education. The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association is a Registered Sponsor of continuing education with the NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.  Comments regarding the Registered Sponsor Course may be addressed to: NCBENHA, 3733 National Drive, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27612.

Date:  July 22, 2021

Time:  1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Member Fee:  $85

Non-Member Fee:  $255

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