440 Ind. Admin. Code 1.5-1-3

Current through October 23, 2024

Section 440 IAC 1.5-1-3 - "Accrediting agency" defined

Authority: IC 12-21-2-3; IC 12-25-1-2; IC 12-25-1-4

Affected: IC 12-25

Sec. 3.

"Accrediting agency" means an organization that:

(1) has been approved as an accrediting agency by the division;

(2) has developed clinical, financial, and organizational standards for the operation of a provider of mental health services;

(3) evaluates a private mental health institution's compliance with the accrediting agency's established standards on a regularly scheduled basis; and

(4) has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for deeming authority for Medicare requirements under 42 CFR 488.5 or 42 CFR 488.6.

440 IAC 1.5-1-3

Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 1.5-1-3; filed Oct 11, 2002, 11:26 a.m.: 26 IR 733; filed Aug 11, 2008, 3:40 p.m.: 20080910-IR-440070875FRA; errata filed Sep 24, 2008, 3:17 p.m.: 20081008-IR-440070875ACA; readopted filed Nov 5, 2008, 3:50 p.m.: 20081119-IR-440080742RFA; Readopted filed 8/11/2014, 11:21 a.m.: 20140910-IR-440140240RFA

Readopted filed 11/9/2020, 3:09 p.m.: 20201209-IR-440200502RFA