In the previous tutorial we covered step
two registering your facility into NHSN
this tutorial will guide you through
step 3 registering your facility with
the secure access management services
also known as SAMS. To begin open the
SAMS no reply email invitation to
register that you received, click the link
to SAMS or cut and paste the link into
your browser. Please note that this
registration link will expire in 30 days
on the login screen enter the username
and password provided in the email and
click the login button now the SAMS
rules of behavior screen displays read
the SAMS rules of behavior and click the
accept button next the SAMS registration
page displays enter your personal
information including your home address
be sure that this information matches
the verification documents that you will
be providing the home address is
required because the SAMS grid card
being requested is authorized for the
individual user only and is mailed to
that individuals home address
additionally you will enter the name
address and phone number of the facility
that you are enrolling create your own
password that will be used for the
remainder of the registration process
ensure that your password meets the
requirements displayed on the screen
when you're finished filling out all of
the required fields click the submit
button to complete your registration you
will immediately receive a pop-up
confirming that your registration status
is complete click the ok button to
acknowledge the message after
approximately 24 hours of submitting the
SAMS registration you can expect to
receive
is the identity verification request
email from SAMS no reply this email
contains important instructions to
complete the SAMS application follow the
instructions and gather the appropriate
primary and secondary identification
documents required to complete the
application which is found here in this
email next confirm that the photo ID
that you choose contains your current
home address which must be the same
address entered earlier in registration
now you can take this completed
application along with your two identity
documents to a notary public and have
the notary endorse the application once
you have your application notarized take
this application along with your to
identity documents and upload to SAMS
please note that you will only be able
to upload one document so we recommend
that you scan the notarized application
along with your identity documents into
one PDF the instructions to upload the
application can be found here after your
application is successfully uploaded you
will receive an email confirming the
successful delivery of your file should
the file delivery fail you will also be
notified via email if the delivery
failed you will need to resubmit your
identity verification documents as just
explained. After the CDC processes your
application along with the required
proofing documents you will receive the
SAMS account activation and SAMS
activity authorization emails, note that
it can take up to two weeks for the CDC
to process your application after you
receive these two confirmation emails it
can take up to another two weeks to
receive your SAMS grid card remember that
your SAMS grid card will be delivered
by the US Postal Service to your home
address once you receive the SAMS grid
card
notify your HSAG state nursing home
contact by email
verifying that enrollment step three is
complete. If it has been longer than two
weeks since you have received the
approved email and you have not received
your SAMS grid card please contact SAMS
help at cdc.gov for assistance we are
now over halfway through completing the
NHSN enrollment steps, checkout the next
tutorial for instructions on completing
enrollment step four submitting the NHSN
long-term care annual facility survey
and the contact information forms
electronically.