NJHA is hosting a Healthcare Sector Emergency Preparedness education program June 19, presented by the FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness. The one-day, eight-hour course is designed to help healthcare providers and suppliers achieve the four core elements outlined in the September 2016 Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Final Rule.

The program is being offered in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs.

Participants in this training will:

• Understand specific healthcare provider and supplier emergency preparedness requirements as outlined in the CMS Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Rule.
• Develop knowledge and skill in achieving relevant emergency preparedness elements for healthcare provider or supplier type.

Click here to register. A FEMA student identification number is required to register – for interested persons without a number, registration for an identification number can be completed here. For more information, contact Diane Anderson or Scott Greenfield in the NJHA Emergency Management department.