The health care industry in the U.S is very broad and therefore the need for regulating agencies to check and ensure proper care services are provided. Regulation of all health care here in the U.S has been under the umbrella of the Department of Health and Human Services There are various regulatory agencies that monitor these health care facilities such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure established rules and regulations are adhered to (HCA – 460 lecture 3). The regulating agency to be discussed in this paper will be the Food and Drug Administration and its relation in ensuring patient safety and quality care of drugs prescribed and also how as hospitals and pharmacies are required to store medications and medical devices. This paper is to bring out the organization’s legal responsibility as well as the responsibility of the agency.
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It continues to further state that the modern day FDAs regulatory functions began with the passage of the 1906 Food and Drugs Act, which prohibited interstate commerce in adulterated and misbranded foods and drugs (History of FDA, 2014). It has now evolved and grown into a Federal organization under the office of the Commissioner where different groups such as office of Foods, office of Medical Products and Tobacco, office of Operations, and office of Global Regulating Operations and
It continues to further state that the modern day FDAs regulatory functions began with the passage of the 1906 Food and Drugs Act, which prohibited interstate commerce in adulterated and misbranded foods and drugs (History of FDA, 2014). It has now evolved and grown into a Federal organization under the office of the Commissioner where different groups such as office of Foods, office of Medical Products and Tobacco, office of Operations, and office of Global Regulating Operations and