Following Statements Are About Accreditation of Health Plans

Following statements are about accreditation of health plans:

A) The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) serves as the primary accrediting agency for most health maintenance organizations (HMOs) .
B) The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has developed standards that can be used for the accreditation of hospitals, but not for the accreditation of health plan provider networks or health plan plans.
C) States are required to adopt the model standards developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) , an organization of state insurance regulators that develops standards to promote uniformity in insurance regulations.
D) Accreditation is an evaluative process in which a health plan undergoes an examination of its operating procedures to determine whether the procedures meet designated criteria as defined by the federal government or by the state governments.