2025 HACP Preparatory Course & National Examination
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Program Outline, Faculty & Registration
Program Outline
| 2025 HACP-CMS Examination Preparatory Course: October 20, 2025 |
| Registration |
0730Remove Mobile Link - 0830 |
Welcome & Introductions
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0830Remove Mobile Link - 0845 |
| Overview of the CMS Survey & Certification Process |
0845Remove Mobile Link - 1000 |
| Break |
1000 - 1015 |
| CMS Conditions of Participation for Acute Care Hospitals |
1015 - 1200 |
| Lunch |
1200 - 1300 |
| CMS Conditions of Participation for Acute Care Hospitals |
1300 - 1430 |
| Break |
1430 - 1445 |
| Conditions of Participation for Acute Care Hospitals |
1445 - 1630 |
| Adjournment |
1630 |
Woven throughout the education program will be a review of key content areas comprising the HACP-CMS examination!
Course Facilitator
Richard Curtis, RN, MS, HACP
Richard (Rick) Curtis is the Chief Executive Officer for CIHQ. Rick is nationally recognized as an expert on the Medicare Conditions of Participation and the CMS Certification & Survey Process. As CEO, he successfully guided CIHQ in becoming the nation's 4th CMS approved deeming authority for acute care hospitals as well as critical access and inpatient psychiatric hospitals.
Rick's clinical background is in critical care nursing with a focus in cardiovascular and trauma service lines. He has held both clinical and executive management level positions in Quality, Risk, Education, Infection Control, and Regulatory Compliance.
Rick is a regular speaker at numerous state and national conferences on the CMS Survey & Certification Process and is host of CIHQ's popular monthly webinars addressing key compliance challenges in today's environment.
Rick is nationally certified in healthcare accreditation and serves as Chair of the Board of Examiners for the Healthcare Accreditation Certification Program (HACP). Rick has a degree in Nursing with a master’s degree in health services administration.
Rick is a resident of Mexia, TX.
