Training Name: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Basic Training (PRTF)
Activity Code: 0CMSPRTF_ONL
Training Description: This training cultivates and refines surveyor skills, fosters understanding of the PRTF survey process, and enhances surveyors' overall ability to survey PRTF facilities. This includes the ability to:
- Conduct observation, interviews, and record review to gather information and identify concerns.
- Employ critical thinking to analyze and investigate any concerns identified during the survey.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the applicable regulations and interpretive guidelines needed to address those concerns.
- Make accurate compliance decisions.
- Document deficiencies in a manner consistent with CMS's principles of documentation (POD).
Prerequisites: None