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AND SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
ANDSMQT
SURVEY
STUDY
TEAMS,
GUIDE
SMQT
QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS
LATEST
AND ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE
SMQT SURVEYORS AND SURVEY
TEAMS, SMQT STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE
Your role as a surveyor includes:
- Assessing the quality of care and services of a health facility and relating those
findings to statutory and regulatory requirements
- Being part of a team that helps to evaluate a facility's compliance in providing
quality care, quality of life, and other structural requirements
- Basing your judgments on objective findings
The Role of the Surveyor
- As a surveyor, you are part of a team engaged in a process that aims to ensure
that beneficiaries receive quality health care in a safe environment.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) depends on your
knowledge, objectivity, professionalism, and commitment to monitor compliance
with the regulatory conditions & requirements.
SMQT SURVEYORS
SMQTAND
SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
AND SURVEY
SMQT TEAMS,
STUDY GUIDE
SMQT QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND
QUESTIONS
ANSWERSAND
LATEST
ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
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21 !! SURVEYORS
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AND SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
ANDSMQT
SURVEY
STUDY
TEAMS,
GUIDE
SMQT
QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS
LATEST
AND ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE
- As a surveyor, you are part of a team that helps to evaluate a facility's
compliance; you must show knowledge, objectivity, professionalism, and
commitment; and you must base your judgments on objective findings.
CMS Depends on Its Surveyors
The survey, certification, and enforcement of regulations for nursing homes is
codified in past practices regarding the composition of survey teams and expands
eligibility requirements.
Survey team size will vary, depending primarily on the size of the facility being
surveyed.
The State Agency (or, for Federal teams, the regional office (RO)) decides how
many members will be on the team.
Survey team size is normally based upon the following factors:
- The bed size of the facility to be surveyed
- Whether the facility has a historical pattern of serious deficiencies or complaints
- Whether the facility has special care units
- Whether new surveyors are to accompany a team as part of their training
How the Survey Team Composition is Determined
SMQT SURVEYORS
SMQTAND
SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
AND SURVEY
SMQT TEAMS,
STUDY GUIDE
SMQT QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND
QUESTIONS
ANSWERSAND
LATEST
ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
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21 !! SURVEYORS
SMQT
AND SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
ANDSMQT
SURVEY
STUDY
TEAMS,
GUIDE
SMQT
QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS
LATEST
AND ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE
The State Agency (or, for Federal teams, the RO) decides what the composition of
the survey team will be, as long as certain statutory and regulatory requirements
are met.
- Sections 1819(g)(2)(E) & 1919(g)(2)(E) of the Act & 42 CFR 488.314 require
the following:
- SNF and NF standard surveys must be conducted by a multidisciplinary team of
professionals, at least one of whom must be a registered nurse (RN)
- Surveyors must be free of conflicts of interest
- Surveyors must successfully complete a training and testing program in survey
and certification techniques that has been approved by the Secretary.
** In other words, surveyors must successfully complete the CMS-approved
training AND pass Module A of the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test
(SMQT).**
Surveyors who assess the requirements of quality of care, nutritional dietary
services, and drug therapy must also successfully complete Module B of the S
Team Composition
SMQT SURVEYORS
SMQTAND
SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
AND SURVEY
SMQT TEAMS,
STUDY GUIDE
SMQT QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND
QUESTIONS
ANSWERSAND
LATEST
ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
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21 !! SURVEYORS
SMQT
AND SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
ANDSMQT
SURVEY
STUDY
TEAMS,
GUIDE
SMQT
QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS
LATEST
AND ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE
SMQT SURVEYORS AND SURVEY
TEAMS, SMQT STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE
Your role as a surveyor includes:
- Assessing the quality of care and services of a health facility and relating those
findings to statutory and regulatory requirements
- Being part of a team that helps to evaluate a facility's compliance in providing
quality care, quality of life, and other structural requirements
- Basing your judgments on objective findings
The Role of the Surveyor
- As a surveyor, you are part of a team engaged in a process that aims to ensure
that beneficiaries receive quality health care in a safe environment.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) depends on your
knowledge, objectivity, professionalism, and commitment to monitor compliance
with the regulatory conditions & requirements.
SMQT SURVEYORS
SMQTAND
SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
AND SURVEY
SMQT TEAMS,
STUDY GUIDE
SMQT QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND
QUESTIONS
ANSWERSAND
LATEST
ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE.pdf Page 1
,[[2026]]Page 2 ofSMQT
21 !! SURVEYORS
SMQT
AND SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
ANDSMQT
SURVEY
STUDY
TEAMS,
GUIDE
SMQT
QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS
LATEST
AND ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE
- As a surveyor, you are part of a team that helps to evaluate a facility's
compliance; you must show knowledge, objectivity, professionalism, and
commitment; and you must base your judgments on objective findings.
CMS Depends on Its Surveyors
The survey, certification, and enforcement of regulations for nursing homes is
codified in past practices regarding the composition of survey teams and expands
eligibility requirements.
Survey team size will vary, depending primarily on the size of the facility being
surveyed.
The State Agency (or, for Federal teams, the regional office (RO)) decides how
many members will be on the team.
Survey team size is normally based upon the following factors:
- The bed size of the facility to be surveyed
- Whether the facility has a historical pattern of serious deficiencies or complaints
- Whether the facility has special care units
- Whether new surveyors are to accompany a team as part of their training
How the Survey Team Composition is Determined
SMQT SURVEYORS
SMQTAND
SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
AND SURVEY
SMQT TEAMS,
STUDY GUIDE
SMQT QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND
QUESTIONS
ANSWERSAND
LATEST
ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE.pdf Page 2
, [[2026]]Page 3 ofSMQT
21 !! SURVEYORS
SMQT
AND SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
ANDSMQT
SURVEY
STUDY
TEAMS,
GUIDE
SMQT
QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS
LATEST
AND ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
LATEST UPDATE
The State Agency (or, for Federal teams, the RO) decides what the composition of
the survey team will be, as long as certain statutory and regulatory requirements
are met.
- Sections 1819(g)(2)(E) & 1919(g)(2)(E) of the Act & 42 CFR 488.314 require
the following:
- SNF and NF standard surveys must be conducted by a multidisciplinary team of
professionals, at least one of whom must be a registered nurse (RN)
- Surveyors must be free of conflicts of interest
- Surveyors must successfully complete a training and testing program in survey
and certification techniques that has been approved by the Secretary.
** In other words, surveyors must successfully complete the CMS-approved
training AND pass Module A of the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test
(SMQT).**
Surveyors who assess the requirements of quality of care, nutritional dietary
services, and drug therapy must also successfully complete Module B of the S
Team Composition
SMQT SURVEYORS
SMQTAND
SURVEYORS
SURVEY TEAMS,
AND SURVEY
SMQT TEAMS,
STUDY GUIDE
SMQT QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
AND
QUESTIONS
ANSWERSAND
LATEST
ANSWERS
UPDATE.pdf
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