TRICARE Policy Manual 6010.60-M, April 1, 2015 Providers Chapter 11 Section 11.1 Birthing Center Accreditation Issue Date: May 23, 1988 Authority: 32 CFR 199.6(b)(4)(xi) Revision: 1.0 ISSUEWhat is acceptable birthing center accreditation? 2.0 POLICY2.1 Only accreditation by one of the following organizations meets the requirement of 32 CFR 199.6(b)(4)(xi)(A)(3) that the center be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization whose standards and procedures have been determined to be acceptable by the Deputy Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA), or a designee: • The Joint Commission. • The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). • The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers. 2.2 The continued status of an accreditation organization being “acceptable to the Deputy Director, DHA, or a designee” is discretionary on the part of the Deputy Director and is, therefore, subject to change. 2.3 Should an organization lose status as “acceptable to the Deputy Director, DHA, or a designee”, accreditation granted to a birthing center prior to the accreditation organization’s loss of status is subject to review by DHA to determine whether the birthing center should remain a certified provider for a period not to exceed the date that the existing accreditation would have otherwise expired. - END -