Apart from the scheduled end to a current accreditation, reaccreditation may be necessary when a freestanding ASC changes ownership, including when it joints a joint venture with another organization, such as a hospital.
“When a change of ownership occurs, the current accreditation becomes null and void,” said Marcy Sasso, director of compliance and operations at Sasso Consulting, of accreditation status post-ownership change, in a Becker’s ASC Review article.
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