For hospitals that have not been accredited in accordance with their CCN, will they be required to be surveyed in this manner before July 15, 2010?
Beginning July 15, 2010, when hospitals are due for a resurvey, they will be required to be surveyed in accordance with their CCN. Also, if after this date a hospital is required to have a survey, such as due to a change in ownership, new patient care site, or follow-up to a complaint, the hospital is surveyed in this manner. Prior to July 15, 2010, if a hospital wishes to be surveyed in accordance with their CCN regardless of when they are due, the Joint Commission will accommodate the hospital’s wishes . • If a hospital is not surveyed in accordance with its CCN by July 15, 2010, then how will it be accredited in accordance with its CCN by this date? By July 15, 2010, Joint Commission staff will establish an accreditation record for each hospital’s CCN based on the hospitals’ most recent accreditation survey. Thus, each hospital CCN will have a separate Joint Commission accreditation record and decision, and therefore, will be in compliance with the CMS’ requirement to be accredited
