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Crosswalk of the 1997 JCAPS Standards to the 1998 Joint Commission Hospital Standards

JCAPS Standards	1998 JCAHO Hospitals Standards
300 A fully developed Pastoral Services program includes a variety of personnel who are qualified and trained to perform their assigned duties.	RI.1.3 The hospital demonstrates respect for the following patient needs: RI.1.3.5 pastoral care and other spiritual services. LD.2.4 Directors recommend a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care. HR.2 The hospital provides an adequate number of staff members whose qualifications are consistent with job responsibilities.
professional staff 311 Members of the Pastoral Services staff are professionally trained and maintain or upgrade their skills consistent with other healthcare professionals.	HR.2 The hospital provides an adequate number of staff members whose qualifications are consistent with job responsibilities. HR.3 The leaders ensure that the competence of all staff members is assessed, maintained, demonstrated, and improved continually. HR.3.1 The hospital encourages and supports self-development and learning for all staff.

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