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.