{"id":434,"date":"2025-02-25T16:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dhcq\/emergencypreparedness\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:02:10","slug":"emergencypreparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dhcq\/emergencypreparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"emergencypreparedness ~  Emergency Preparedness  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\r\n\r\n\r\n     <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" 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All health care providers and suppliers, certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, must comply with the emergency preparedness requirements by November 16, 2017.<\/strong><\/p><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Preparedness Partners<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The link for the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers is:<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Medicare\/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification\/SurveyCertEmergPrep\/Emergency-Prep-Rule.html\">https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Medicare\/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification\/SurveyCertEmergPrep\/Emergency-Prep-Rule.html<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Resources and Tools to assist you with your emergency preparedness plan.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>ASPR Tracie Homepage<\/strong><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<a 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