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Regulations & Guidance

Industry Guidance

• Joint Best Practices Recommendation for Clinical Health Care Industry Representative Credentialing AACN, AdvaMed, AORN, HIRA, HMMC, IHAC, IPPS, and MDMA view document (pdf)
• Health Care Industry Representatives in the Operating Room American College of Surgeons view document
• Role of the Health Care Industry Representative in the Perioperative/Invasive Procedure Setting Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) view document
• Health Care Industry/Vendor Representatives Standards FAQs The Joint Commission “The Joint Commission does not have any standards that specifically address health care industry/vendor representatives who are involved in care, treatment, and services provided by professional staff in accredited health care organizations. This is due to the fact that at this time there are no accepted national standards on competence for the tasks performed by these health care industry/vendor representatives.” The Joint Commission did point to several applicable standards, including: Environment of Care (EC.02.01.01) Patient Rights (RI.01.01.01) Infection Control (IC.02.01.01) Competence (LD.03.06.01 EP4) Leadership (LD.04.01.05 EPs 1 and 3) Patient Safety Programs (LD.04.04.05 EPs 1, 3, and 4) view document

Government Guidance

• Compliance GuidanceHHS Office of Inspector General view site
• Health Information Privacy site (HIPAA)Department of Health and Human services view site
• Definition of a "business associate"Department of Health and Human services view document
• HITECH Act Breach Notification Requirements and Request for Comment (August 17, 2009)Federal Register (HHS) view document (PDF)
• Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Compliance (joint statement)HHS OIG and American Health Lawyers Association view document (PDF)
• Vaccines and Immunizations for Healthcare WorkersCenters for Disease Control and Prevention view site