The Joint Commission June 19 announced its decision process for certification programs will now have only two outcomes: Certified or Not Certified. This change takes effect immediately.
Previously, the outcomes for certification had mirrored those of the traditional accreditation decision process, and had included Certification, Certification with Follow-up Review, Contingent Certification, Preliminary Denial of Certification and Denial of Certification.
According to the Joint Commission, the decisions are now defined as:
Certified programs meet all the requirements relevant for their particular program, and either
Not Certified programs are those that
Programs that receive a Not Certified decision due to an unacceptable ESC may appeal the decision with The Joint Commission Accreditation Committee.
The Joint Commission warns that although the results of a certification program’s decision have no effect on an organization’s accreditation status, a potential Immediate Threat to Health or Safety situation discovered during a certification review may trigger a for-cause accreditation survey of the larger organization that could affect its accreditation status.
For more information on the changes to the certification program, visit www.jointcommission.org.
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