General
The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded to the program.
Usually foodborne illnesses are the result of improper handling or consumption of improperly cooked foods, and the range of pathogenic microorganisms that cause such infectious disease includes bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. Many of those that are infectious to humans also affect animals, while some are mutually exclusive.


