Nursing Facilities – Survey Process

Recent OHCQ Transmittals:
- 2009 End of Year Transmittal (December 2009)
- 09-06 Leave of Absence for Medications Transmittal (December 2009)
- 2009 Advancing Excellence Campaign (December 2009)
- Regulatory Standards for Physician Documentation (October 19, 2009)
- Holiday Decorations (November 3, 2009) – Assisted Living Communities must also comply with the Life Safety Code so please be aware of the content of this transmittal
- Quality Indicator Survey (QIS), Access to Resident Weight Requirements (November 3, 2009)
- NH-09-01 New CDC Study - Infection Control Practices and Outbreaks (1-15-09)
OHCQ Website
Nursing Facility Survey Process: Quick Links
Survey Issues

Quality Indicator Survey Process

2009 LifeSpan Fact Sheet
S&C 08-21 Update: CMS brochure detailing the QIS and an overview of the QIS training process for State implementation.
Evaulation of the Quality Indicator Survey
OHCQ Updates
- May 2009
- February 2009
Resources:
- Nursing Home Quality - CMS has awarded Nursing Home Quality with a 5-year contract to train survey agency staff throughout the country to conduct the QIS. Information regarding the QIS Resource Manual with Stage I and Stage II review forms as well as QIS Electronic Forms and Worksheets can be downloaded from the Nursing Home Quality website under "CMS Forms".
- CMS Manual System (January 4, 2008): Describes the QIS as one of the two surveys-of-record used by states.
- CMS Manual System (December 19, 2008): Describes CMS Policy and Procedures related to training state and federal surveyors on the QIS process.

MDS 3.0 Implementation

The conversion from MDS 2.0 to MDS 3.0 will occur on October 1, 2010. CMS has recently updated its website to contain several data files that can be downloaded. Click here to learn more.