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| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) |
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| Sets regulations regarding the purchase of tax free alcohol which may be used in hospitals and clinics |
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| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (cms) |
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| oversees medicaid and medicare. Esablishes conditions for a facicility to be reimbursed for services rendered |
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| Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) |
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Definition
| Enforces compliance with the controlled subatance act(placeing meds in schedules) monitoring records and reports of contolled subatances registering pharmacies, issuing forms 222 and 41 |
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| Enviormental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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| sets guidelines for the disposal of hazardous wastes including contolled substances |
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| The Joint Commision (TJC) |
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Definition
| adresses quality of patient care and safety. sets standards and accredits the following: hospitals,home healthcare, home infusion providers,long term care pharmacies,ambulatory infusion pharmacies,home medical equipment and oxygen providers, ambulatory surgical centers,communtiy health centers etc |
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| United States Pharmacopia (USP) |
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| sets standards for all prescription and OTC medicines and other health products sold in the USA. sets standards for the quality,purity,and strength, and consistincy of these products standards and recognized and used in over 130 countries |
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