| Subject: | Joint Commission Standards Related to Outdoor Smoking Areas |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Wed, 1 Apr 2009 - 05:00 pm |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) does not have specific standards that address required distances from a building for outdoor smoking areas. Environment of Care Standard EC.02.01.03, Element of Performance 4 does require hospitals allowing patients to smoke in specific circumstances to designate smoking areas that are physically separate from care, treatment and service areas. Additionally, standard ED.02.03.01, EP 2 requires hospitals, permitting patients to smoke, to minimize the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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