In order for the services of
a psychiatric hospital to be covered, the hospital shall comply
with the provisions outlined in
32 CFR 199.6(b)(4)(i). All freestanding psychiatric
hospitals shall be currently accredited under the Joint Commission’s
(TJC’s)
Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (AMH) standards,
or an accrediting organization approved by the Defense Health Agency
(DHA), in order for their services to be cost-shared. In the case
of those psychiatric hospitals that are not TJC-accredited because
they have not been in operation a sufficient period of time to be
eligible to request an accreditation survey by TJC, the DHA, or
a designee, may grant temporary approval if the hospital is certified
and participating under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare,
Part A). This temporary approval expires 12 months from the date
on which the psychiatric hospital first becomes eligible to request
an accreditation survey by TJC. For further information on accreditation
of psychiatric hospitals refer to
32 CFR 199.6(b)(4)(iv).