R3 Report — Requirement, Rationale, Reference

Effective July 1, 2025, The Joint Commission approved new and revised requirements for the “Infection Prevention and Control” (IC) chapter for laboratories.

Effective July 1, 2025, new and revised emergency management requirements will apply to all Joint Commission–accredited behavioral health and human services programs.

Effective July 1, 2025, new and revised emergency management requirements will apply to all Joint Commission–accredited assisted living community programs.

Effective January 1, 2025, new and revised emergency management requirements will apply to all Joint Commission–accredited laboratories. The Joint Commission began conducting a critical analysis of its “Emergency Management” (EM) chapter in late 2019. The changes in the EM chapter include a new numbering system, elimination of redundant requirements, and the addition of new requirements. This restructuring resulted in a reduction in the number of elements of performance by over 60% in the EM chapter for the laboratory program.

Effective January 1, 2025, new and revised emergency management requirements will apply to all Joint Commission–accredited nursing care centers.

Effective January 1, 2025, two new and one revised workplace violence prevention requirements will apply to all Joint Commission–accredited home care (OME) organizations.

Effective January 1, 2025, The Joint Commission has approved new and revised requirements for behavioral health care and human services organizations who use restraint and seclusion.

Consequences associated with opioid use, such as overdose, are a serious health care issue in the United States. In 2022, overdose deaths from any opioid occurred at a rate of 28.7 per 100,000 residents across 30 US jurisdictions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024).

Effective July 1, 2024, three new and one revised workplace violence prevention requirements will apply to all Joint Commission–accredited behavioral health care and human services (BHC) organizations.

Effective July 1, 2024, The Joint Commission approved new and revised requirements for the "Infection Prevention and Control" (IC) chapter for critical access hospitals and hospitals.