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. (1) has been approved as an accrediting agency by the division;
2. (2) has developed clinical, financial, and organizational standards for the operation of a provider of mental health services;
3. (3) evaluates a private mental health institution's compliance with the accrediting agency's established standards on a regularly scheduled basis; and
4. (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.

(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 Aug 11, 2014, 11:21 a.m.: 20140910-IR- 440140240RFA; readopted filed Nov 9, 2020, 3:09 p.m.: 20201209-IR-440200502RFA)