RHC Readiness Quiz

Whether you are considering RHC certification for your rural practice or you’ve been certified for years – the inspection process is detailed so you’ll want to be prepared!

Take our short, unofficial, RHC inspection readiness quiz and see your score to get a feel for how ready you are for an inspection.

RHC Inspection Readiness Quiz

Whether it is your first or fifth, preparing for an RHC survey can be daunting - organizing, cleaning, and updating and reviewing policy with staff. Take our short Mock Survey and see if you are on track!

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Do you know where your policies and procedures are located?

Yes, they are located in...

Our admin manages those and can tell you.

I am not really involved in that but I can tell you who is.

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How often are emergency preparedness exercises are required?

Full-scale community drill is required every other year.

One full-scale community drill is required every three years and tabletop exercises are required every year.

One full-scale community drill is required every other year and on off years, a tabletop exercise or full-scale community drill is required.

Tabletop exercises are required every year.

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How do you track expired medications?

Only clinical staff manages medication to ensure proper logging.

All medications are checked immediately before administering to ensure patient safety.

All medications are reviewed monthly and we keep a log of who checked them out and when.

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How do you discard medications?

We only dispose of them in the biohazard waste.

We dispose of them in the trash, bio-hazard waste or return them to a drug rep.

We can only return them to a drug rep.

We only dispose of them in the bio-hazard waste or return them to a drug rep.

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What are your clinic operating hours?

As shown on the front sign.

It can vary based on provider schedules.

We are only required to know our work schedule.

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RHC requirements were changed in October 2019. Which of these describes you best?

I have 75% of required emergency drugs on hand as required by the new Oct 2019 guidelines.

I have all required emergency drugs on hand as required by the new Oct 2019 guidelines.

I did not realize there were changes made to emergency drug requirements in the new Oct 2019 guidelines..

I have 50% of required emergency drugs on hand as required by the new Oct 2019 guidelines.

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How often is an annual review required?

Once every two years.

Once per year.

Annual reviews are not required.

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How many hours is a mid-level required to work in your clinic?

5 days per week

3 days per week

50% of the time the clinic is open.

25% of the time the clinic is open.

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How do you handle medication samples?

They are secured and logged as provided to patients.

We provide them as requested.

We keep some in each office to improve workflow efficiency.

We provide them as needed.

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If asked a question about a policy and procedure that you are not familiar with, how should you answer?

I would consult our policy manual.

I would ask my supervisor.

I haven’t been trained on that, but I can find someone who is.

I guess the best thing would be...

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How are temperature sensitive medications handled?

They are refrigerated in our break room.

They kept in a locked storage cabinet.

In a cool, dark cabinet away from food.

They are refrigerated away from food; temperature is logged daily.

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What lab tests are all RHCs required to provide?

UA, Blood Glucose & Pregnancy (3)

None of these are required, but offering them can increase chances of certification.

UA, Blood Glucose Test, Urine Pregnancy Test, Occult Fecal Blood Test & Primary Culturing (5)

UA, Hemoglobin/Hemocrit, Blood Glucose Test, Urine Pregnancy Test, Occult Fecal Blood Test & Primary Culturing (6)

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If your clinic opens at 8:30AM, when do you start taking patients back to rooms?

Only when a provider is present in the clinic regardless of service delays or opening hours.

At 9:00 AM to allow for cleaning and room inspections.

At 8:30AM to provide prompt service and avoid delays.

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