SMQT- Surveyors & Survey Teams Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+

SMQT- Surveyors & Survey Teams Questions With
Correct Answers Graded A+
TheMRoleMofMtheMSurveyorM-MAnswerMYourMroleMasMaMsurveyorMincludes:

-
MAssessingMtheMqualityMofMcareMandMservicesMofMaMhealthMfacilityMandMrelatingMthoseMfindingsM
toMstatutoryMandMregulatoryMrequirementsM

-
MBeingMpartMofMaMteamMthatMhelpsMtoMevaluateMaMfacility'sMcomplianceMinMprovidingMqualityMca
re,MqualityMofMlife,MandMotherMstructuralMrequirementsM

-MBasingMyourMjudgmentsMonMobjectiveMfindings

CMSMDependsMonMItsMSurveyorsM-MAnswerM-
MAsMaMsurveyor,MyouMareMpartMofMaMteamMengagedMinMaMprocessMthatMaimsMtoMensureMthatMbene

ficiariesMreceiveMqualityMhealthMcareMinMaMsafeMenvironment.M

-
MTheMCentersMforMMedicareM&MMedicaidMServicesM(CMS)MdependsMonMyourMknowledge,Mobje
ctivity,Mprofessionalism,MandMcommitmentMtoMmonitorMcomplianceMwithMtheMregulatoryMcondi
tionsM&Mrequirements.M

-
MAsMaMsurveyor,MyouMareMpartMofMaMteamMthatMhelpsMtoMevaluateMaMfacility'sMcompliance;MyouM
mustMshowMknowledge,Mobjectivity,Mprofessionalism,MandMcommitment;MandMyouMmustMbaseM
yourMjudgmentsMonMobjectiveMfindings.

HowMtheMSurveyMTeamMCompositionMisMDeterminedM-
MAnswerMTheMsurvey,Mcertification,MandMenforcementMofMregulationsMforMnursingMhomesMisMco

difiedMinMpastMpracticesMregardingMtheMcompositionMofMsurveyMteamsMandMexpandsMeligibilityM
requirements.M

SurveyMteamMsizeMwillMvary,MdependingMprimarilyMonMtheMsizeMofMtheMfacilityMbeingMsurveyed
.M

TheMStateMAgencyM(or,MforMFederalMteams,MtheMregionalMofficeM(RO))MdecidesMhowMmanyMme
mbersMwillMbeMonMtheMteam.M

SurveyMteamMsizeMisMnormallyMbasedMuponMtheMfollowingMfactors:M

-MTheMbedMsizeMofMtheMfacilityMtoMbeMsurveyedM

-MWhetherMtheMfacilityMhasMaMhistoricalMpatternMofMseriousMdeficienciesMorMcomplaintsM

-MWhetherMtheMfacilityMhasMspecialMcareMunitsM

-MWhetherMnewMsurveyorsMareMtoMaccompanyMaMteamMasMpartMofMtheirMtraining

, TeamMCompositionM-
MAnswerMTheMStateMAgencyM(or,MforMFederalMteams,MtheMRO)MdecidesMwhatMtheMcompositionM

ofMtheMsurveyMteamMwillMbe,MasMlongMasMcertainMstatutoryMandMregulatoryMrequirementsMareMm
et.M

-
MSectionsM1819(g)(2)(E)M&M1919(g)(2)(E)MofMtheMActM&M42MCFRM488.314MrequireMtheMfollo
wing:

-
MSNFMandMNFMstandardMsurveysMmustMbeMconductedMbyMaMmultidisciplinaryMteamMofMprofessi
onals,MatMleastMoneMofMwhomMmustMbeMaMregisteredMnurseM(RN)

-MSurveyorsMmustMbeMfreeMofMconflictsMofMinterestM

-
MSurveyorsMmustMsuccessfullyMcompleteMaMtrainingMandMtestingMprogramMinMsurveyMandMcertif
icationMtechniquesMthatMhasMbeenMapprovedMbyMtheMSecretary.

***MInMotherMwords,MsurveyorsMmustMsuccessfullyMcompleteMtheMCMS-
approvedMtrainingMANDMpassMModuleMAMofMtheMSurveyorMMinimumMQualificationsMTestM(S
MQT).***M

SurveyorsMwhoMassessMtheMrequirementsMofMqualityMofMcare,MnutritionalMdietaryMservices,Mand
MdrugMtherapyMmustMalso MsuccessfullyMcompleteMModuleMBMofMtheMSMQT.M




WithinMtheseMparameters,MtheMStatesM(or,MforMFederalMteams,MtheMROs)MareMfreeMtoMchooseMth
eMcompositionMofMeachMteam,MandMitMisMtheMStateMthatMdeterminesMwhatMconstitutesMaMprofessi
onal.

QUIZMQUESTION:M
RegardingMtheMcompositionMofMaMSurveyMTeam,MwhoMdeterminesMwhatMconstitutesMaMprofessi
onal?M-MAnswerMANSWER:M
TheMState...MHOWEVER,MCMSMoffersMguidance.M

-MConsiderMusingMmoreMthanMoneMRNM

-MSelectMmembersMfromMaMvarietyMofMprofessionsM

-MSelectMpersonsMwithMclinicalMexpertiseMandMknowledgeM

-MConsiderMincludingMmembersMofMspecializedMdisciplines
MakeMsureMallMmembersMareMqualified

CMSMGuidanceMforMtheMCompositionMofMaMSurveyMTeam:M1MofM5

**ConsiderMusingMmoreMthanMoneMRN**M-
MAnswerMTheMStateMorMROMshouldMconsiderMusing MmoreMthanMoneMregisteredMnurseMonMteams