Functioning of the National Accreditation Centre (NAC)
- NAC will work as a project of BPNI and under the overall governance of BPNI.
- NAC will function as an agency to carry out assessment of the hospitals that express interest for assessment and awards.
- NAC will fix up a nominal fee for it’s services and revise as needed in order to sustain this work.
- NAC will function under the guidance and supervision of an “Expert Advisory Group” (EAG).
Staff Functions
Broadly, NAC staff will analyse information and facilitate technical assistance and correction of inappropriate practices in the hospitals and recognize the hospitals and coordinate the work including:
- Work in close liaison with the AHPI.
- Examine the self assessment reports.
- Establish criteria to register and authorise to work as external assessors.
- Maintain a data- base of assessors for each State/District.
- Train/guide the assessors if required.
- Appoint and authorise external assessors.
- Manage the information received from health facilities and reports of the external assessors.
- Call for external assessment when indicated.
- Provide certificates of BFHI-India to the hospitals that qualify for accreditation; and supply digital communication materials.
- Provide technical advice.
- Facilitate technical services if required e.g. capacity building of staff of hospitals.
- Prepare annual reports and share with respective partners and the governments.