1. A security program shall be developed that is consistent with the environment within which the facility is located. Consideration should be given but not limited to moral and legal responsibilities, vehicular and pedestrian traffic, neighborhood crime rate, frequency of police patrol and response capability and finally, the perception of the security requirements of patients, employees, visitors and vendors.
    
2. “Each healthcare institution regardless of size should have a person at the administrative level responsible for the security function.” It is preferred that the Director/Manager be a full time position, however minimally, the percentage of time devoted should be consistent with the security requirements of Standard I.
    
3. Readily identifiable Hospital Identification Badges will be issued to all hospital employees and medical staff. Badges should contain a photograph, job title, department and employee identification number., Wearing of the identification badge must be required whenever an employee is on hospital property.
    
4. A standardized Key/Locking program must be developed that is consistently utilized throughout the facility. The key system should be designed to provide optimum retrieval and tracking of issued keys. It should be designed to provide for anticipated facility expansion and be upgraded/evaluated every 5 years.
    
5. A security operations plan will be maintained by all hospitals of 50 licensed beds or more. This plan will be maintained by the administrative officer responsible for organizing security and contain a written statement pertaining to scope, responsibilities, activities and functions of the security protection effort. It will also contain a written directive from the chief operating officer or chief executive officer designating the specific administrative officers responsible for security.
    
6. All hospitals employing either full time or part time security officers will maintain a record of training activities which will have taken place under the direction and control of the hospital. This record will contain, as a minimum, the date of training, subject matter of the training, length of time the individual spent in training, and the instructor’s name and affiliation. This individual training record shall be maintained as long as the security officer is employed and for five years following termination of the security officer.
   
   The security officer will be furnished a copy of hi training record upon termination.

Standards I, II III and IV adopted November 1985.
Standards V and VI adopted June 1986.
All standards were adopted by consensus of the membership.