Safety competency rules will return to the EC chapter

For several years, EC competency requirements have been under the purview of the HR chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. However, in 2009, those provisions will return to the EC standards, and that could bring some changes for your compliance program.

At presstime, The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) hadn’t yet posted online its final version of the renumbered EC standards, which will take effect January 1, 2009. Along with the EC requirements, The Joint Commission will also debut its life safety and emergency management chapters on that date.