My home health agency is considering the deemed status survey option. How does this process work?
If your home health agency is eligible for Medicare certification, you may choose to participate in a modified Joint Commission accreditation survey that can be used for both accreditation and for Medicare certification (called deemed status.) If you choose this option, The Joint Commission will conduct an unannounced survey that will replace the Medicare survey usually conducted by your state agency. Typically the duraction of this survey is 3 days at an average cost of $5450. CMS additionally requires two consecutive interim surveys to be conducted with no condition-level deficiencies. Once we accredit you through this process, CMS will deem your organization to be in compliance with federal standards, the Conditions of Participation for home health agencies. CMS retains the authority to conduct random validation surveys and complaint investigations for Medicare-certified organizations. The deemed status option applies only to organizations that meet the Medicare definition of a home
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