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SMQT EXAM VERSION 1, 2 AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR ALL 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS - JUST RELEASED
SMQT EXAM
Which survey may a surveyor investigate any area of concern and make compliance decisions
regarding any regulatory requirement , whether or not it is related to the original purpose of
the visit ?
A Complaint Survey
B State Monitoring Survey
C Resurvey
D Initial Certification Survey
A Complaint Survey
The administrator was successful during an informal dispute review in reversing an IJ during
the survey . For it to be removed from the 2567 , the administrator must
A Draw a line through the deficiency on the 2567 .
B do nothing, CMS will remove it
C notify the corporate office .
D submit a written allegation of removal .
D submit a written allegation of removal
Which form must be completed and given to surveyors within 24 hours ?
A CMS - 673 and CMS - 674
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B CMS - 674 and CMS - 675
C CMS - 671 and CMS - 672
D CMS - 672 and CMS - 673
C - CMS - 671 and CMS - 672
Which piece of information is provided to surveyors during the entrance conference?
A CMS - 671 form
B Name of the Resident Council President
C Immunization policies and procedures
D Grievance information
B. Name of the Resident Council President
Who conducts the Life Safety Code inspection ?
A State Fire Marshall's office and State Surveyors
B State Surveyors
C The Governors office
D State Fire Marshall's office
D State Fire Marshall's office
Used to guide facility task investigations
Facility task CEPathways &
Appendix PP
A Regulatory Reference includes WHAT 4 following components:
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1. A survey data tag number,
2. The CFR (or LSC reference),
3. The language from that reference which specifies the aspect(s) of requirement with which
entity was noncompliant.
4. An explicit statement that requirement was “NOT MET.”
What is an F-tag ?
* "F" federal
tag # corresponds to a specific FEDERAL regulation within the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)
- ("F" for "federal")
* federal system through which areas of dp's /compliance (standards & guidelines) are
assessed/identified based on performance within CMS (CMS Survey)
* Each tag is related to one area of the CFR
Nursing homes are less likely to be accredited because
they are not given "deemed status"
When can a provider/supplier have their services covered ?
When compliance with all CoP (conditions of participation) are met
- substantial compliance with the requirements for SNFs & NFs are met
- compliance with applicable CoC (conditions for coverage) for suppliers.
When can a standard survey be broaden or expanded ?
If SQC (Substandard quality of care) suspected
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When should timing of an abbreviated standard survey take place ?
At discretion of SA (An exception is made for complaints that allege IJ to resident health &
safety)
What happens when an extended or partial extended survey is conducted ?
A facility loses it's ability to train nurse aides.
Your team is conducting a complaint survey concerning the quality of care at a nursing home.
During the complaint survey, your team expands the survey & determines that the facility is
providing substandard quality of care that was not previously identified. Is an additional
survey required in this situation? If so, what type of survey is needed?
A partial extended survey is conducted after SQC is found during an abbreviated standard
survey or during a revisit, when SQC was not previously identified.
What is Reasonable-Person concept?
Used when a resident's psychosocial outcome may not be readily determined through the
investigative process:
* determine the severity of psychosocial outcome that dp on a Reasonable Person in a SIMILAR
Situation
* degree of care that a RP would exercise under ALL circumstances
An abbreviated standard survey is also known as a
A complaint investigation
B standard survey
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C state monitoring visit
D particle extended survey
A Complaint Investigation
A facility received a deficiency for infection control due to a nurse aide not washing her hands
between residents' care. Part of their POC is to monitor nursing assistants for hand washing .
The frequency of the monitoring must specify
A the time interval is unnecessary
B it will be random .
C it will be unannounced
D daily , weekly , monthly , etc.
D daily , weekly , monthly , etc.
On a deficiency statement , SS - G would represent
A deficient practice .
B scary stuff .
C severity and scope .
D scope and severity .
D scope and severity
Which of the following contains the compliance history of the facility over the past 4 years ?
A CASPER 1
B CASPER 3
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C Facility Profile
D CASPER 4
B CASPER 3
Once the survey team introduces themselves to the administrator the team coordinator will
finish the entrance conference while the other surveyors
A introduce themselves to facility staff
B observe resident cares
C listen to all the information
D go to their designated area / task
D go to their designated area / task
To determine if a facility is in compliance with resident rights and quality of life requirements,
surveyors should assess whether or not residents are given the opportunity to choose
activities and schedules that are consistent with their:
A) Resident Behavior & Facility Practice
B) Quality of Life
C) Quality of Care
D) interests, assessments, & CP
D) interests, assessments, & CP
During an interview with Resident #4 , an 80-year-old female, she voiced a complaint that her
hearing aid was broken and that even before it broke, she was not hearing very well with it.
The most recent Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment indicated the Resident had moderate
hearing deficits. Based on this information, the surveyor should determine if the facility
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SMQT EXAM VERSION 1, 2 AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR ALL 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS - JUST RELEASED
SMQT EXAM
Which survey may a surveyor investigate any area of concern and make compliance decisions
regarding any regulatory requirement , whether or not it is related to the original purpose of
the visit ?
A Complaint Survey
B State Monitoring Survey
C Resurvey
D Initial Certification Survey
A Complaint Survey
The administrator was successful during an informal dispute review in reversing an IJ during
the survey . For it to be removed from the 2567 , the administrator must
A Draw a line through the deficiency on the 2567 .
B do nothing, CMS will remove it
C notify the corporate office .
D submit a written allegation of removal .
D submit a written allegation of removal
Which form must be completed and given to surveyors within 24 hours ?
A CMS - 673 and CMS - 674
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B CMS - 674 and CMS - 675
C CMS - 671 and CMS - 672
D CMS - 672 and CMS - 673
C - CMS - 671 and CMS - 672
Which piece of information is provided to surveyors during the entrance conference?
A CMS - 671 form
B Name of the Resident Council President
C Immunization policies and procedures
D Grievance information
B. Name of the Resident Council President
Who conducts the Life Safety Code inspection ?
A State Fire Marshall's office and State Surveyors
B State Surveyors
C The Governors office
D State Fire Marshall's office
D State Fire Marshall's office
Used to guide facility task investigations
Facility task CEPathways &
Appendix PP
A Regulatory Reference includes WHAT 4 following components:
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1. A survey data tag number,
2. The CFR (or LSC reference),
3. The language from that reference which specifies the aspect(s) of requirement with which
entity was noncompliant.
4. An explicit statement that requirement was “NOT MET.”
What is an F-tag ?
* "F" federal
tag # corresponds to a specific FEDERAL regulation within the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)
- ("F" for "federal")
* federal system through which areas of dp's /compliance (standards & guidelines) are
assessed/identified based on performance within CMS (CMS Survey)
* Each tag is related to one area of the CFR
Nursing homes are less likely to be accredited because
they are not given "deemed status"
When can a provider/supplier have their services covered ?
When compliance with all CoP (conditions of participation) are met
- substantial compliance with the requirements for SNFs & NFs are met
- compliance with applicable CoC (conditions for coverage) for suppliers.
When can a standard survey be broaden or expanded ?
If SQC (Substandard quality of care) suspected
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When should timing of an abbreviated standard survey take place ?
At discretion of SA (An exception is made for complaints that allege IJ to resident health &
safety)
What happens when an extended or partial extended survey is conducted ?
A facility loses it's ability to train nurse aides.
Your team is conducting a complaint survey concerning the quality of care at a nursing home.
During the complaint survey, your team expands the survey & determines that the facility is
providing substandard quality of care that was not previously identified. Is an additional
survey required in this situation? If so, what type of survey is needed?
A partial extended survey is conducted after SQC is found during an abbreviated standard
survey or during a revisit, when SQC was not previously identified.
What is Reasonable-Person concept?
Used when a resident's psychosocial outcome may not be readily determined through the
investigative process:
* determine the severity of psychosocial outcome that dp on a Reasonable Person in a SIMILAR
Situation
* degree of care that a RP would exercise under ALL circumstances
An abbreviated standard survey is also known as a
A complaint investigation
B standard survey
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C state monitoring visit
D particle extended survey
A Complaint Investigation
A facility received a deficiency for infection control due to a nurse aide not washing her hands
between residents' care. Part of their POC is to monitor nursing assistants for hand washing .
The frequency of the monitoring must specify
A the time interval is unnecessary
B it will be random .
C it will be unannounced
D daily , weekly , monthly , etc.
D daily , weekly , monthly , etc.
On a deficiency statement , SS - G would represent
A deficient practice .
B scary stuff .
C severity and scope .
D scope and severity .
D scope and severity
Which of the following contains the compliance history of the facility over the past 4 years ?
A CASPER 1
B CASPER 3
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C Facility Profile
D CASPER 4
B CASPER 3
Once the survey team introduces themselves to the administrator the team coordinator will
finish the entrance conference while the other surveyors
A introduce themselves to facility staff
B observe resident cares
C listen to all the information
D go to their designated area / task
D go to their designated area / task
To determine if a facility is in compliance with resident rights and quality of life requirements,
surveyors should assess whether or not residents are given the opportunity to choose
activities and schedules that are consistent with their:
A) Resident Behavior & Facility Practice
B) Quality of Life
C) Quality of Care
D) interests, assessments, & CP
D) interests, assessments, & CP
During an interview with Resident #4 , an 80-year-old female, she voiced a complaint that her
hearing aid was broken and that even before it broke, she was not hearing very well with it.
The most recent Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment indicated the Resident had moderate
hearing deficits. Based on this information, the surveyor should determine if the facility
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