Ms. Smoak has been with the Agency for Health Care Administration since August 1995. She is the Deputy Secretary of the Health Care Policy and Oversight Division. The Division licenses and/or certifies and regulates 30 different providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home health agencies. In total, the Division licenses, certifies, regulates, or provides exemptions for more than 50,000 providers.
Ms. Smoak is also the State Survey Agency Director for the State of Florida and holds a Master of Science in Health with the program emphasis in Aging Studies. She is also a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP). In 2009 and 2017, she received Survey & Certification Achievement Awards, presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for her work in Survey and Certification.
