Provider/Supplier Authorization for Validation Survey

3246 - Provider/Supplier Authorization for Validation Survey (Rev. 123, Issued: 10-03-14, Effective: 10-03-14, Implementation: 10-03-14) During the entrance conference for either type of validation survey the SA presents to the provider or supplier a letter signed by the SA Director announcing the validation survey (Exhibit 37), as well as an “Authorization by Deemed Provider/Supplier Selected for Accreditation Organization Validation Survey,” (Exhibit 287). The SA requires the signature of the provider/supplier CEO or other authorized individual on the authorization document, acknowledging that the provider/supplier must permit the validation survey by the SA to take place, as well as SA monitoring of the correction of any substantial noncompliance found through the validation survey.