Certification (both initial and recertification) means those activities as defined in § 488.1 .
Complaint surveys means those surveys conducted on the basis of a substantial allegation of noncompliance, as defined in § 488.1 . The requirements of sections 1819(g)(4) and 1919(g)(4) of the Social Security Act and § 488.332 apply to complaint surveys.
Provider of services, provider, or supplier has the meaning defined in § 488.1 , and ambulatory surgical centers, transplant programs, and religious nonmedical health care institutions subject to §§ 416.2 , 482.70 , and 403.702 [C8] of this chapter, respectively, will be subject to user fees unless otherwise exempted.
Revisit survey means a survey performed with respect to a provider or supplier cited for deficiencies during an initial certification, recertification, or substantiated complaint survey and that is designed to evaluate the extent to which previously-cited deficiencies have been corrected and the provider or supplier is in substantial compliance with applicable conditions of participation, requirements, or conditions for coverage. Revisit surveys include both offsite and onsite review.
Substantiated complaint survey means a complaint survey that results in the proof or finding of noncompliance at the time of the survey, a finding that noncompliance was proven to exist, but was corrected prior to the survey, and includes any deficiency that is cited during a complaint survey, whether or not the cited deficiency was the original subject of the complaint.
42 C.F.R. §488.30