Last updated 4/2/08, 10:53 a.m. CT
The Updates
2006 Update (published in Fall 2005) Table of Changes
2006 Update 1 Table of Changes
2006 Update 2 Table of Changes
2007 Update 1 Table of Changes
2007 Update 2 Table of Changes
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The Accreditation Process
2008 Accreditation Decision Rules for All Programs (8/07)
2008 Thresholds for Conditional Accreditation/Certification and Preliminary Denial of Accreditation/Certification (12/07)
Continuation of Track Record Requirements for Initial Laboratory Surveys (12/07)
Methodology for Conducting Unannounced Surveys Within an 18-39 (18-24 for Labs) Month Window (4/08)
Sentinel Events
National Patient Safety Goals
The 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (7/07)
Correction to Goal 1, Requirement 1A, IE 1 (3/08)
The Joint Commission Quality Report
Accreditation Participation Requirements (APRs)
Standards, Rationales, Elements of Performance, and Scoring
Section 1: Organization Functions
Improving Organization Performance (PI)
Leadership (LD)
Revisions to Contracted Services Standard LD.3.50 (7/07)
Environmental Safety and Equipment Management (EC)
Management of Human Resources (HR)
Management of Information (IM)
Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection (IC)
Section 2: Technical Functions
Quality Control (QC)
Waived Testing (WT)
Simplifying Compliance Activities
Appendix A: Point-of-Care Testing and Physician Office Laboratories
Appendix B: Standards by Laboratory Specialty/Subspecialty
Appendix C: Reference Laboratories
Appendix D: Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratories
Appendix E: Retention Times for Records, Reports, and Specimens
Appendix F: Examples of Tissue and Cell Products