[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR488.9]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 488_SURVEY, CERTIFICATION, AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES--Table of 

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  488.9  Onsite observation of accreditation organization operations.



    As part of the application review process, the validation review 

process, or the continuing oversight of an accreditation organization's 

performance, CMS may conduct an onsite inspection of the accreditation 

organization's operations and offices to verify the organization's 

representations and to assess the organization's compliance with its own 

policies and procedures. The onsite inspection may include, but is not 

limited to, the review of documents, auditing meetings concerning the 

accreditation process, the evaluation of survey results or the 

accreditation decision-making process, and interviews with the 

organization's staff.



[58 FR 61842, Nov. 23, 1993]