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CMS SOM Ch. 4 § 4009F
Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) Training Process
4009F.1 - Orientation and Training of Newly Employed Surveyors
in a State Implementing the QIS
4009F.2 - Training Process: Registered QIS Surveyor
4009F.3 - Training Process: CMS-Certified QIS Trainer
4009F.4 - Documentation of Successful Completion of Training
4009F.5 - CMS Regional Office Staff Participation in QIS
Training
4009.1 - Federal Minimum Qualification Standards for LTC Facility Surveyors
4009.1A - Purpose
4009.1B - Prerequisites
4009.1C - Test Composition
4009.1D - Successful Performance
4009.1E - Unsuccessful Performance
4009.2 - Test Administration/Registration
4009.2A - State Agency (SA) Registration Responsibilities
4009.2B - Regional Office (RO) Registration Responsibilities
4009.2C - Contractor Registration Responsibilities
4009.2D – Testing Center Registration Responsibilities
4009.3 - Additional Responsibilities
4009.3A - Additional State Agency (SA) Responsibilities
4009.3B - Additional Regional Office (RO) Responsibilities
4009.3C – Surveyor Responsibilities
4009.4 – Test Related Activities
4009.4A – Recordkeeping
4009.4B – Training of Surveyors That Do Not Pass The SMQT
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
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