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Does your state survey agency (or state survey agency district office) have an official
or unofficial policy that a nursing home may be relied upon
to correct survey deficiencies without the survey team citing those deficiencies
on the 2567?
Please do not consider A-level deficiencies in your response. | ||
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| 16. | Does your state survey agency (or state survey agency district office) have an official or unofficial policy that surveyors not cite certain F-tags as deficiencies? | ||
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| 2. | (Click here to go to question 18.) | ||
| 3. | (Click here to go to question 18.) | ||
| 17. | How frequently does this practice occur? | ||
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| 18. | Does your state survey agency (or state survey agency district office) have an official or unofficial policy that surveyors disregard citing certain F-tags above a certain scope and severity level? | ||
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| 2. | (Click here to go to question 20.) | ||
| 3. | (Click here to go to question 20.) | ||
| 19. | How frequently does this practice occur? | ||
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| 20. | Are your decisions about citing deficiencies - including scope and severity levels - ever influenced by the survey workload and requirements to conduct post-survey revisits for serious deficiency citations? | ||
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| 2. | (Click here to go to question 22.) | ||
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| 21. | How frequently does this occur? | ||
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