Notification Dated 9th December 2020
NABH has resumed assessments of Healthcare Organisations from July, 2020 onwards against the applications received under accreditation, certification and empanelment programs.
NABH secretariat has also started approaching HCOs which have already submitted the applications for renewal for the dates for scheduling of re-assessments. However, considering the ongoing pandemic situation, NABH has decided to grant further extension of validity of accreditation / certification till 31.03.2021 or till the decision on the renewal application is
taken by NABH, whichever is earlier.
This is issued in continuation to the earlier NABH Notification dated 25th June, 2020 (issued vide Ref. No. NABH/Notification/2020/0709) regarding extension of validity of accreditation / certification.
Refer the June 25th Notification here – https://www.nabh.co/Announcement/NABH%20Notification%20-%20Extension%20of%20Validity.pdf
Current notification issued on Dec 9th 2020 further extends the date of validity announced earlier till 31st March 2020 due to the pandemic crisis.
Detailed Notification can be downloaded from here – https://www.nabh.co/Announcement/NABH%20Notification%20for%20Extension%20of%20Validity%20-%2009.12.2020.pdf
The status of accreditation/ certification with respect to extension of validity for the respective HCO shall also be updated on the website of NABH. However, the HCOs may submit request for extension letter from NABH by putting remarks on the respective portal account and providing evidence of submission of renewal application along with payment of application fee, annual fee and other outstanding dues.
Extension for validity of empanelment by the empanelling agencies i.e. CGHS and ECHS does not fall under the purview of NABH. The empanelled HCOs are requested to approach respective empanelling agencies with regard to extension of empanelment.
This information shared here for industry update . Healthcare Organisations can visit NABH website for updates and reach out to NABH for any clarifications
Source : https://www.nabh.co/