title: Complying with current Joint Commission Statement of Conditions (SOC) requirements.
abstract: This Technical Document has been developed to provide the reader with insight into the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO) Statement of Conditions (SOC) process and recent changes for completing the SOC for Business Occupancies. The intent of this document is not to replace the instructions in Part 1 of the SOC or to give a complete review of the National Fire Protection Agency's (NFPA) Life Safety Code for health care or business occupancies, but rather to complement them.
authors.affiliation: American Society for Healthcare Engineering, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards; D002028:Building Codes; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000592:standards; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008494:Medical Office Buildings / Q000592:standards; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States