When a specified state agency annually sends a team of surveyors to visit facilities and determine if they are in compliance with the rules and regulations of the state, the process is called:
a. accreditation c. certification
b. approval d. licensure
D
Licensure is a mandatory system of granting licenses according to specified standards. It is regulated by each state. All health care facilities must be licensed. Each state has an agency that sends a team to visit each facility annually to determine whether the facility is complying with the rules and regulations of the state. Noncompliance in any area results in severe sanctions and financial penalties to the institution.
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