WAC 246-338-040   Approval of accreditation organizations.  (1) The department will recognize the accreditation organizations granted deemed status by CMS.

     (2) The CMS-approved accreditation organizations are:

     (a) American Association of Blood Banks (AABB);

     (b) American Osteopathic Association (AOA);

     (c) American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI);

     (d) College of American Pathologists (CAP);

     (e) COLA; and

     (f) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

     (3) The accreditation organizations must:

     (a) Allow the department to have jurisdiction to investigate complaints, do random on-site validation inspections, and take disciplinary action against a medical test site if indicated;

     (b) Notify the department within fifteen days of any medical test site that:

     (i) Has had its accreditation withdrawn, revoked, or limited;

     (ii) Is sanctioned as a result of a routine inspection or complaint investigation; or

     (iii) When adverse action has been taken for unsuccessful proficiency testing performance;

     (c) Notify the department within five days of any deficiency that jeopardizes the public health, safety, or welfare; and

     (d) Provide the department with a list of inspection schedules, as requested, for the purpose of conducting on-site validation inspections.

     (4) The department will:

     (a) Revoke deemed status from any organization which has deeming authority removed by CMS; and

     (b) Notify the medical test site if approval of an accreditation organization is withdrawn by the department.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.42.005 and 42 C.F.R. Part 493. 05-04-040, § 246-338-040, filed 1/27/05, effective 3/19/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.42.005, 70.42.060 and chapter 70.42 RCW. 00-06-079, § 246-338-040, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.42 RCW. 93-18-091 (Order 390), § 246-338-040, filed 9/1/93, effective 10/2/93; 91-21-062 (Order 205), § 246-338-040, filed 10/16/91, effective 10/16/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-338-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.42 RCW. 90-20-017 (Order 090), § 248-38-040, filed 9/21/90, effective 10/22/90.]