District of Columbia staff emergency training
District rules require every assisted living residence to meet the emergency preparedness standards CMS sets for long-term care facilities at 42 CFR §483.73, whether or not the residence participates in Medicare or Medicaid. The residence therefore owes the federal program (risk assessment and emergency plan, policies and procedures, communication plan, training and testing) on the authority of its District license.
What District of Columbia requires
District rules require every assisted living residence to meet the emergency preparedness standards CMS sets for long-term care facilities at 42 CFR §483.73, whether or not the residence participates in Medicare or Medicaid. The residence therefore owes the federal program (risk assessment and emergency plan, policies and procedures, communication plan, training and testing) on the authority of its District license.
22-B DCMR §10110.2(l); 42 CFR §483.73 · District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) · checked September 2026Proving it, not just doing it
Record the start date alongside the training date. The training date alone shows the session happened; the pair shows it happened inside District of Columbia’s window, which is the thing actually being asked. The fire drill log is the other half of the same request, and both feed the District of Columbia readiness sheet.
General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. The rule above is cited and dated to when we last checked it.