ELEVENTH EDITION ACCREDITATION STANDARDS

[Pages:172]ELEVENTH EDITION ACCREDITATION STANDARDS

of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems

Copyright 1991 by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems Revised October 1993 with updates in 1995

Revised April 1997, October 1999, January 2002, October 2004, September 2006 with updates in January 2009, September 2010, October 2012, October 2015, July 2018

P.O. Box 130 Sandy Springs, SC 29677 (864) 287-4177

MISSION STATEMENT

CAMTS is a peer review organization dedicated to improving patient care and transport safety

by providing a dynamic accreditation process through the development of

standards, education, and services that support our vision.

VISION STATEMENT

All patients are transported safely by qualified personnel using the appropriate mode of transport.

CAMTS VALUES

TRANSPORT ORGANIZATION EXPECTATIONS

Honest Self Assessment Ethical Business Practices Patient and Safety Focused Continuous Quality Improvement Transparency in the Accreditation Process

PREAMBLE

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems Accreditation Standards (CAMTS) ? Eleventh Edition reflects ongoing changes in healthcare and the medical transport profession. Commitment to patient care and safety of the transport environment form the foundation of these voluntary standards. This edition has been vetted by the medical transport profession through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards-setting process in subsequent drafts over the past two years.

Since the Tenth Edition was published in October 2015, CAMTS registered a separate but related non-profit corporation in Zurich, Switzerland. CAMTS EU was created to address the specific differences of services beyond the North American continent. CAMTS EU provides availability and focuses on international policies and practices. This organization was created to serve European and international medical transport providers, recognizing not only cultural differences but government restrictions and laws of other countries while maintaining the integrity of the accreditation process worldwide. CAMTS EU has a Board of Directors representing organizations with international membership. The CAMTS EU standards were published in 2017 and CAMTS EU accreditation was activated and available. Medical transport services that conduct long-range transports in the U.S. and around the world also have the opportunity to apply for a dual CAMTS ? CAMTS EU accreditation. Please see the website for the CAMTS EU First Edition Accreditation Standards, policies and additional information.

In June and July 2018, the CAMTS and CAMTS EU Board of Directors developed and approved Accreditation Standards for Special Operations ? Medical Retrieval. Accreditation is now available measuring compliance with these standards for services that provide tactical rescue or "SWAT" call-outs and citizen recovery from potentially unstable environments. These standards are available as a free download from both and websites.

The Commission recognizes and accepts its responsibility to review and evaluate the relevance and applicability of its standards, and that is why specific standards were developed for services beyond North America and special operations as described above. Accreditation Standards serve as the resource for site survey visits and as criteria for accreditation decisions by the Commission. Accreditation Standards are also used as a blueprint for organizational planning and benchmarks for medical transport on a worldwide basis. These standards are written by and for those involved in medical transport, and therefore, these standards belong to the entire medical transport community. As standards are dynamic and not static, CAMTS values its constituents' comments and suggestions for future changes.

ACCREDITATION FOR ACCREDITATION

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems is proud to be an Accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) since 2017. CAMTS is one of less than 250 ANSI Accredited Standards Developers which includes organizations such as the American Dental Association (ADA), Underwriter Laboratories (UL) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The CAMTS 11th Edition Standards have been updated using the ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards. We want to thank all those that submitted comments and we especially want to thank those on the CAMTS Standards/Consensus Committee that worked on this 11th Edition of the CAMTS Accreditation Standards. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the United States voluntary standards and conformity assessment system. Founded in 1918, the Institute works in close collaboration with stakeholders from industry and government to identify and develop standards and conformance-based solutions to national and global priorities. The hallmarks of the ANSI process ensure the development of standards are done in a manner that is equitable, accessible and responsive:

? Participation is open to all interested stakeholders ? Balance of interests is sought ? Consensus is reached, without dominance by any party ? The Standards are open for public review and comment ? All comments receive a written response ? All attempts are made to resolve objections before a consensus vote ? There is an appeals process to address procedural concerns

MEMBER

The 11th Edition of the CAMTS Accreditation Standards are for CAMTS Accreditation only and follow the ANSI Essential Elements process. They are not approved as ANSI Standards at this time.

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