Ask the expert: Does The Joint Commission require malpractice coverage verification?
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, July 19, 2007
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Primary source verification is not required by The Joint Commission. However, if the medical staff bylaws, policies, or rules and regulations require malpractice coverage, then The Joint Commission expects the organization to have a method of verifying such coverage.
Verification of coverage may come directly from the carrier or in the form of a copy of the applicant's current malpractice policy binder that shows dates and amount of coverage.
More information about malpractice coverage verification can be found in Verify and Comply: A Quick Reference Guide to The Joint Commission and NCQA Standards for Credentialing, Fourth Edition, by Carol S. Carins, CPMSM, CPCS, available at www.hcmarketplace.com.
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