488.9—Onsite observation of accreditation organization operations.
As part of the application review process, the validation review process, or the continuing oversight of an accreditation organization's performance, CMS may conduct an onsite inspection of the accreditation organization's operations and offices to verify the organization's representations and to assess the organization's compliance with its own policies and procedures. The onsite inspection may include, but is not limited to, the review of documents, auditing meetings concerning the accreditation process, the evaluation of survey results or the accreditation decision-making process, and interviews with the organization's staff.
[58 FR 61842, Nov. 23, 1993]