The Joint Commission may grant permission for reuse of copyrighted material on its website to outside individuals and organizations at its own discretion.
- No changes in, additions to, or deletions from the copied or reused material should be made without prior written approval of The Joint Commission.
- Permission applies only to the material and use specified in correspondence.
- New requests should be made for subsequent use or for other uses of material.
- The Joint Commission may change or adjust permission fees at its discretion based on the specific request.
Written requests should be e-mailed to Terri Argumosa, Communications, at targumosa@jointcommission.org, using the Website Permissions/Reprints Request Form (available in a MS Word file).
Accredited Organizations
Accredited organizations reusing website material for staff education will not be charged a permissions fee. For permission to reprint an accrediation/certification manual, e-mail lrichardson@jcrinc.com.
Publications
The Joint Commission charges a nominal fee for reprinting information from its Web site based on the specific request. Traditional media outlets and journalists reusing Web site material for a story will not be charged a permissions fee.
Presentations
The Joint Commission charges a nominal fee for reprinting information from its Web site based on the specific request.
Web sites
The Joint Commission will individually evaluate requests to use Joint Commission Web site material on another Web site. Other Web sites may link to our home page.
Sentinel Event Alert
All requests to reprint Sentinel Event Alert should be directed to Caron Wong, Publications Manager, cwong@jointcommission.org or 630-792-5178
Speak Up
There are NO copyright or reprinting permissions required for the Speak Up materials or copy. In references to the materials or copy, we do ask that The Joint Commission be credited as the source for the materials or copy.
For more information, contact Frank Barancyk, fbarancyk@jointcommission.org or 630-792-5182.