__________ are designed to ensure that recommendations made in the inspection report are followed.

• A. Surprise visits
• B. Citations
• C. Follow-up inspections
• D. Enforcement procedures

Answer: (C)

Follow-up inspections verify that corrective actions recommended in the inspection report have been completed and are effective. After issues are identified, a follow-up visit checks that fixes are in place, safety measuresare implemented, and the facility remains in compliance. This step creates accountability and provides documented assurance that improvements were actually made. Surprises visits focus on current conditions and may flag ongoing issues, but they aren’t specifically about confirming past recommendations; citations are penalties issued for violations, not a verification step; enforcement procedures describe the process for taking action on noncompliance, not the act of checking that recommendations were followed.