440 IAC 1.5-1-3 "Accrediting agency" defined

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