2.0 POLICY
A qualified accreditation organization is a
not-for-profit corporation or foundation that:
2.1 Develops
process standards and outcome standards for health care delivery
programs, or knowledge standards and skill standards for health
care professional certification testing, using experts both from
within and outside of the health care program area or individual
specialty to which the standards are to be applied;
2.2 Creates
measurable criteria that demonstrate compliance with each standard;
2.3 Publishes
the organization’s standards, criteria and evaluation processes
so that they are available to the general public;
2.4 Performs
on-site evaluations of health care delivery programs, or provides
testing of individuals, to measure the extent of compliance with
each standard;
2.5 Provides on-site evaluation or individual testing
on a national or international basis;
2.6 Provides to evaluated programs
and tested individuals time-limited written certification of compliance
with the organization’s standards;
2.7 Excludes certification of
any program operated by an organization which has an economic interest
in the accreditation organization or in which the accreditation
organization has an economic interest;
2.8 Publishes promptly the certification
outcomes of each program evaluation or individual test so that it
is available to the general public; and
2.9 Has been found to apply standards,
criteria, and certification processes which reinforce TRICARE provider
authorization requirements and promote efficient delivery of TRICARE
benefits.