Which statement about surveillance items is correct?

• A. Surveillance items are ongoing or repeat findings reviewed at the next inspection.
• B. Surveillance items require immediate remediation on site.
• C. Surveillance items are optional and not documented.
• D. Surveillance items are always addressed in a separate report.

Answer: (A)

Surveillance items are findings that aren’t closed immediately; they’re meant to be followed up and reviewed again at the next inspection. This keeps a record of issues that require corrective actions or verification over time, so the inspector can confirm that corrective steps were taken and are effective. If an item isn’t fully resolved, it may recur or persist as a surveillance item, signaling that it needs attention on the next visit.

Why the other ideas don’t fit: surveillance items aren’t obligations to remediate on the spot—many require longer-term actions or verification rather than instant fixes. They are not optional or unrecorded; they are documented and tracked as part of the inspection process. And they aren’t universally required to be in a separate report; they can appear in the main inspection record or in a surveillance-focused section, depending on the program, but the defining feature is that they’re reviewed at the next inspection.