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.