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SMP Foundations Training Manual CHAPTER 1 ... - SMPresource.org
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<strong>SMP</strong> FOUNDATIONS TRAINING MANUAL<br />
<strong>CHAPTER</strong> 1: <strong>SMP</strong> Program<br />
This chapter provides an overview of the Senior Medicare Patrol (<strong>SMP</strong>) program.<br />
<strong>Training</strong> Goal and Objectives<br />
Goal: <strong>SMP</strong> <strong>Foundations</strong> <strong>Training</strong><br />
The goal of <strong>SMP</strong> <strong>Foundations</strong> <strong>Training</strong> is to provide volunteers with a foundation of<br />
knowledge in three main content areas:<br />
1. <strong>SMP</strong> Program<br />
2. Medicare Basics<br />
3. Medicare Fraud and Abuse<br />
Objectives: Chapter 1<br />
Upon completion of Chapter 1: <strong>SMP</strong> Program, you will be able to:<br />
1. Describe the background of the national <strong>SMP</strong> program<br />
2. Identify the three roles of <strong>SMP</strong>s<br />
3. List and explain the U.S. Administration on Aging’s <strong>SMP</strong> Strategic Program<br />
Objectives<br />
4. Describe the basic components of <strong>SMP</strong> program accountability and reporting<br />
5. Name the database used to track <strong>SMP</strong> activity and list ways that volunteers might<br />
interact with this database<br />
KEY<br />
TERMS<br />
<strong>SMP</strong>: This is the acronym for Senior Medicare Patrol.<br />
<strong>SMP</strong> <strong>Foundations</strong> <strong>Training</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> May 2011<br />
Chapter 1 – Page 1
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