Abuse and Neglect

This Abuse and Neglect Investigation Course is not meant to be a training tool on Federal and State requirements, but instead, it serves as a resource and provides some promising practices useful to surveyors and to professionals in the nursing home setting. Health care providers and surveyors must adhere to Federal and State laws, regulations, and policies. This course is current as of June 5, 2007.

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/pubs/AbuseAndNeglect.aspx

Advanced Life Safety Code: Automatic Sprinkler Systems

This Web-based training is advanced training for LSC surveyors who have completed the BLSC course.

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/ALSC/upfront/u1.aspx

Advanced Life Safety Code: Building Construction

This Web-based training is advanced training for LSC surveyors who have completed the BLSC course.

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/ALSC/upfront/u1.aspx

Advanced Life Safety Code: Fire Alarm Systems

This Web-based training is advanced training for LSC surveyors who have completed the BLSC course.

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/ALSC/upfront/u1.aspx

Basic Health Facility Surveyor Course

(Survey & Certification, Resident Assessment Instrument, Interviewing, Enforcement for Noncompliance, Fraud & Abuse, Investigating Potential Deficiencies, Being an Effective Witness, Mock Hearing, Tests) This is a prerequisite course package for all surveyor groups.

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/BHFS/upfront/u1.aspx

Basic Life Safety Code Precourse CD

The Basic Life Safety Code Precourse will teach surveyors who are new to surveying or the Life Safety Code (LSC) the basic information to provide a context and framework for understanding the material presented in the Basic Life Safety Code Course (BLSCC). The BLSCC will fully cover all topics indentified within this Precourse.

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/documents/BLSC_Precourse.zip

Principles of Documentation

This course provides a foundation for surveyors in creating formal documentation required for federal surveys.

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/pod/upfront/u1.aspx