The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced the addition of one new element of performance (EP) and one revised EP in order to align with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule for rural health clinics published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2024.

Under Leadership standard LD.04.03.01, TJC is adding EP 8 which requires the rural health clinic to provide primary care services.

Additionally, LD.04.03.01 EP 9 requires the rural health clinical to provide basi…

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