AABB is one of six CMS-approved accreditation organizations.

• A. It is one of six CMS-approved accreditation organizations
• B. It is a federal program
• C. It is an administrative simplification act
• D. It is the fourth level of Medicare appeal

Answer: (A)

Understanding CMS-approved accreditation organizations helps you see how facilities meet federal survey requirements without a direct CMS inspection. CMS recognizes certain private accrediting bodies as meeting CLIA standards for laboratories. One of those recognized organizations is AABB, which specializes in transfusion medicine and blood banking. Because CMS has deemed status agreements with these accrediting bodies, a lab or blood bank accredited by AABB is considered to be in compliance with applicable federal requirements, just as if CMS had conducted the survey.

That’s why the statement is correct: AABB is one of six accreditation organizations that CMS recognizes for this purpose. The other recognized bodies include groups like The Joint Commission, CAP, HFAP, DNV GL Healthcare, and CIHQ, which perform comparable accreditation under CMS’ deeming process.

The other descriptions don’t fit because AABB is not a federal government program, it isn’t an Administrative Simplification Act, and it isn’t a level within the Medicare appeals process.