For items designated as every 36 months/3 years or greater, the activity must be completed at 36 months from the last event +/- 45 days.
For items designated as annually/every 12 months/once per year/every year, the activity must be completed at one year from the last event +/- 30 days.
For items designated as every six months/semiannually, the activity must be completed at six months from the last event +/- 20 days.
For items designated as quarterly, the activity must be completed at three months from last event +/- 10 days.
For items designated as monthly, the activity must be completed 12 times per year, once per calendar month.
For items designated as weekly/every week, the activity must be completed once per calendar week.
For more information reference The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) Environment of Care (EC) Chapter, Other Issues for Consideration Section.