Bimonthly safety committee meetings are no longer mandated in the EC standards
You may remember an environment of care requirement in the past that mandated safety committee meetings occur at least bimonthly.
That specific requirement under the old EC.9.20 was removed for 2009 as it was determined to be superfluous, much as the requirement for triennial review of safety policies was removed as a specific requirement.
Where this can still be tricky is that on the case of committee meeting frequency, this is a “decision” that you should be evaluating on an annual basis to ensure that your program adequately meets the needs of the organization.
By the way, the expectation relative to safety policies and procedures is that they also will be reviewed as part of the annual evaluation process and revised as appropriate.
About the Author: Steve MacArthur is a consultant for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro. He brings 30 years of healthcare management and consulting experience to his work with hospitals, physician offices, and ambulatory care facilities across the country. He is the author of HCPro's Hospital Safety Director's Handbook and is contributing editor for Briefings on Hospital Safety. Contact Steve at 
