Chapter 6 Regulations & Standards HW

This organization specializes in endoscopy issues and has established standards for the effective processing of flexible endoscopes

• SGNA, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates

• APIC, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

• AORN, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

• OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Act that established national standards to protect patients' medical records and other personal health information

• OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• TJC, The Joint Commission

• HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Enforces laws relation to the transportation of medical waste.

• DOT, Department of Transportation

• NFPA, National Fire Protection Association

• ANSI, American National Standards Institute

• WHO, World Health Organization

A voluntary international organization dedicated to the prevention and control of infection and related outcomes.

• FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• USP-NF, United States Pharmacopoeia- National Formulary

• APIC, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Provides standards and evaluations for healthcare facilities. These evaluations are in the form of onsite surveys at least every 3 years.

• AORN, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

• HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• TJC, The Joint Commission

• OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Responsible for pre- and post market medical device requirements, Med-watch, medical device classification and medical device recall.

• FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• APIC, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

• ANSI, American National Standards Institute

International standards to reduce the burden of fire and other hazards.

• ANSI, American National Standards Institute

• NFPA, National Fire Protection Association

• OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration & EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• WHO, World Health Organization

Uniform method of defining basic parameters for processes, products, service and measures

• Method

• Regulation

• Rule

• Standard

Furthers international cooperation in improving health conditions.

• FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• WHO, World Health Organization

• APIC, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

• CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Creates and enforces laws relating to cleaner water, air and land.

• ASHRAE, American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

• AORN, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

• EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• APIC, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology