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| I.A. | Sponsoring Institution | |||||||||
| I.A.1. | Residency and fellowship programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) must function under the ultimate authority and oversight of one Sponsoring Institution. Oversight of resident/fellow assignments and of the quality of the learning and working environment by the Sponsoring Institution extends to all participating sites. | (Core) | ||||||||
| I.A.2. | The Sponsoring Institution must be in substantial compliance with the ACGME Institutional Requirements and must ensure that each of its ACGME-accredited programs is in substantial compliance with the ACGME Institutional, Common, and specialty-/subspecialty-specific Program Requirements, as well as with ACGME Policies and Procedures. | (Outcome) | ||||||||
| I.A.3. | The Sponsoring Institution must maintain its ACGME institutional accreditation. Failure to do so will result in loss of accreditation for its ACGME-accredited program(s). | (Outcome) | ||||||||
| I.A.4. | The Sponsoring Institution and each of its ACGME-accredited programs must only assign residents/fellows to learning and working environments that facilitate patient safety and health care quality. | (Outcome) | ||||||||
| I.A.5. | The Sponsoring Institution must identify a designated institutional official (DIO). | |||||||||
| I.A.5.a) | This individual who, in collaboration with a Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), must have authority and responsibility for the oversight and administration of each of the Sponsoring Institution’s ACGME-accredited programs, as well as for ensuring compliance with the ACGME Institutional, Common, and specialty-/subspecialty-specific Program, and Recognition Requirements. | (Core) | ||||||||
| I.A.5.b) | The DIO must: | (Core) | ||||||||
| I.A.6. | A written statement must document the Sponsoring Institution’s commitment to GME by providing the necessary financial support for administrative, educational, and clinical resources, including personnel, and which must be reviewed, dated, and signed at least once every five years by the DIO, a representative of the Sponsoring Institution’s senior administration, and a representative of the Governing Body. | (Core) | ||||||||
| I.A.7. | Any Sponsoring Institution or participating site that is a hospital must | |||||||||
| I.A.7.a) | Accreditation for patient care must be provided by: | |||||||||
| I.A.7.a).(1) | REMOVED | |||||||||
| I.A.7.a).(2) | an entity granted “deeming authority” for participation in Medicare under federal regulations; or, | (Core) | ||||||||
| I.A.7.a).(3) | an entity certified as complying with the conditions of participation in Medicare under federal regulations. | (Core) | ||||||||
| I.A.8. | When a Sponsoring Institution or major participating site that is a hospital loses its accreditation for patient care, the Sponsoring Institution must notify and provide a plan for its response to the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) within 30 days of such loss. Based on the particular circumstances, the ACGME may invoke its procedures related to alleged egregious and/or catastrophic events. | (Core) | ||||||||
| I.A.9. | When a Sponsoring Institution’s or participating site’s license is denied, suspended, or revoked, or when a Sponsoring Institution or participating site is required to curtail activities, or is otherwise restricted, the Sponsoring Institution must notify and provide a plan for its response to the IRC within 30 days of such loss or restriction. Based on the particular circumstances, the ACGME may invoke its procedures related to alleged egregious and/or catastrophic events. | (Core) | ||||||||
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