Editor's Note
The Joint Commission on November 30 announced that to better align with Medicare surveyor guidelines, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) electing to use the Medicare-deemed option may receive adjustment to the length of time for the survey and number of surveyors.
The Life Safety Code component of the survey will continue to be one surveyor for 1 day unless extenuating circumstances require additional time.
The changes are effective January 1, 2017.
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