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Permission Policy
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Permissions Policy
Joint Commission Resources, Inc. is the sole authorized publisher of all publications and multimedia products available under the trademark further known as Joint Commission Resources. Joint Commission Resources’ policy for photocopying or reuse of copyrighted material covers accreditation manuals, general publications, and periodicals. No changes in, additions to, or deletions from the copied or reused text should be made without prior written approval of Joint Commission Resources. Permission applies only to the material specified in correspondence. New requests should be made for subsequent use or for other uses of material.

Organizations that want to make photocopies or reproduce material in another publication must request permission to do so. Written requests should be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to the Permissions Editor at Joint Commission Resources. Please use the form below and a include a cover letter on your organization's letterhead when requesting permission.

Accreditation Manuals
Accredited organizations may make up to ten free copies of their accreditation manual with permission. Organizations seeking accreditation will receive a complimentary copy of the most current accreditation manual. When an organization’s application has been received, the organization may make up to ten free copies of the manual with permission. The number of copies they can make does not relate to the number of copies they have purchased--ten copies per organization is the limit. Organizations that are not accredited or that are not seeking accreditation are not entitled to make free photocopies, nor to copy any manual or publication in its entirety for educational or publication use.

An organization accredited by The Joint Commission may make more than ten photocopies per manual for a fee that is one third of the selling price of the manual (eg, $125 for the 2008 CAMH or $45 for the 2008 Hospital Accreditation Standards).

For educational purposes, an accredited organization may copy up to 25 pages of an accreditation manual for distribution to staff. This can be done periodically throughout the year without having to obtain permission from Joint Commission Resources.

User manuals for automated accreditation products may be copied with permission without fee.

Any nonaccredited organization may request permission to copy parts of any accreditation manual for educational or publication use. Fees will be assigned for such use.

Books
Joint Commission Resources' general publications, with few exceptions, may not be copied in their entirety. Organizations can request permission to reproduce illustrations, sections, or chapters of general publications. Permission may be granted with fees assigned at the discretion of the publisher. Permission will not be granted for material that would constitute the majority of such publication.

Accredited organizations, or those seeking accreditation, may request and receive permission to copy (with a fee) in its entirety any of the Accreditation Process Guides or Compliance Assessment Checklists.

Periodicals
Any organization may request permission to reproduce for educational or publication use article(s) from Joint Commission Resources periodicals. Such permission may be granted with a fee at the discretion of the publisher.

Automated Products
In general, permission will not be granted to reproduce software products such as Accreditation Manager Plus. Customers who inquire about duplicating automated products will be encouraged to purchase a site license that allows unlimited distribution within a facility.

As stated previously, user manuals for automated accreditation products may be copied with permission without fee.

Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Permissions Editor, in the Department of Publications at 630/792-5450, by fax at 630/792-4450, or via e-mail at permissions@jcrinc.com. Permission approval or denial will be communicated via fax.

Please print and complete this form, and fax it to 630/792-4450. You will be contacted within 5 to 10 business days with a response to your request. For questions or concerns, please contact permissions@jcrinc.com, call 630/792-5450, or fax 630/792-4450.

*Note: Asterisk field(s) indicates mandatory fields


*Today's Date:________________________________

*Company Name: ________________________________________________________

*Accredited Organization (circle one): Yes..........No..........Does not apply

*Educational Institution (circle one): Yes..........No..........Does not apply

*Contact Name: __________________________________________________________

*Your Title: _______________________________________________________________

Department: _____________________________________________________________

*Telephone: (_____) ______-_________ Ext: ____________

*Fax Number: (_____) ______-_________

E-mail Address: _______________________________________

*Mailing Address:
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*City, State, Zip: ___________________________, _____ __________-________

Country (if outside of the USA): _______________________________________________


Please circle one.
Accreditation Manual..........Book..........Newsletter/Periodical..........Other

*Name of JCR product: ____________________________________________________

*Text Description: _________________________________________________________

*Page Number(s): _________________________________________________________

Chapter Title (for books and manuals): __________________________________________

Article Title (for newsletters and journals): ________________________________________

Author Name: _____________________________________________________________

*Volume and Issue Number (for newsletters and journals): ___________________________

*Copyright Year: _____________


*Distribution or Intended Use (Examples include, but are not limited to accreditation compliance, survey preparation, educational handout (non health care organization), publication in an article, book or magazine, consulting service, research, staff education (health care organization), seminar or conference.)
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*Number of Copies you would like to make: ____________________________________

*Internet Use (circle one):Yes..........No..........Does not apply

*Intranet Use (circle one):Yes..........No..........Does not apply

*CD-Rom Use (circle one):Yes..........No..........Does not apply


You will be contacted by telephone or Email to discuss any applicable fees.

Disclaimer: This permission request applies to the information/material specified above. New applications should be made for each subsequent use or for other uses of this information or material.