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 Director, Defense Health
Agency (DHA), in order for their services to be cost-shared.
In the case of those psychiatric hospitals that are not Joint Commission-accredited
because they have not been in operation a sufficient period of time
to be eligible to request an accreditation survey by
TJC,
the Director,
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 the Joint Commission. For further information on accreditation
of psychiatric hospitals refer to
32 CFR 199.6(b)(4)(iv).