Providers
Chapter 11
Section 11.1
Birthing Center Accreditation
Issue Date: May
23, 1988
Revision:
1.0 ISSUE
What
is acceptable birthing center accreditation?
2.0 POLICY
2.1 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.
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