Licensure, certification,and registration
CON (Certificate of Need)
A process whereby certain healthcare organization seek approval , based on need, to add or expand services, or acquire capital in excess of a specified threshold
Endorsment
A states acceptance of a delineated national examination score
Reciprocity
A states acceptance of another states licensing requirements
The joint Commission, formerly JCAHO
An organization that offers voluntary accreditation of health care institutions
Clinical laboratory improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA)
Any facility performing quantitative, qualitative, or screening assays on materials derived from the human body are subject yo CLIA, which indentifies the standards of laboratory testing
Reasons for license revocation or suspension
Conviction of a crime Unprofessional conduct Incapacity
Registration
Generally this is a voluntary process that indentifies a health professional as listed on a registry,but may also involve a process similar to certification or licensure. A person may be permitted to perform the same or similar function as a license practitioner; however the registered person may not use the little afforded and protected under licensure
Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC)
Health care facilities designed to perform minor surgical procedures or same day surgeries on a outpatient basis
Physician Office Laboratory (POL)
Laboratory assays performed in a clinic or healthcare providers office
Written examination
Passing a state's written examination
Nurse Practice Act
Similar in nature to Tue medical practice Act although specific to nursing
Medical practice act
State statue found in all 50 states that defines the practice of medicine, licensing, requirments , and quidelines for license revocation of suspension.All practicing physician providers must be licensed
Licensure
This is the strongest form of professional regulation & a mandatory process whereby the state has verified that the incumbent has met the minimum standard required by law.a license authorize and protects the use of recognize d professional job title such as MD, RN etc.
Certification
This is voluntary process that indentifies a health professional as having achieved minimum standards (usually through examination) established by a professional organization