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The IAC Standards and Guidelines for Nuclear/PET Accreditation

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Part A:
Organization

Section 5A: Administrative

STANDARD – Patient Confidentiality

5.1A All patient records are maintained confidentially. Responsibility for patient confidentiality extends to all staff including trainees and must be HIPAA compliant.

STANDARD – Patient or Other Customer Complaints

5.2A There must be a policy in place outlining the process for patients or other customers to issue a complaint/grievance in reference to the care/services they received at the facility and how the facility handles complaints/grievances.

STANDARD – Primary Source Verification

5.3A There must be a policy in place identifying how the facility verifies the medical education, training, appropriate licenses and certifications of all physicians as well as, the certification and training of all technical staff members and any other direct patient care providers.

Section 5A: Administrative
Guidelines

Sample documents are available for each of the required policies listed in Section 5A on the IAC website at www.intersocietal.org/helpful-resources/sample-documents-repository