The HealthCare Tourism International team is comprised of medical, dental, tourism and business experts from all facets of healthcare. The accreditation process entails improving the non-clinical aspects of the health tourism experience, which makes it a complimentary system to the Joint Commissions International clinical accreditation system. Aspects such as business practices, recovery options and language abilities all include areas covered by the accreditation system. A separate protocol has been developed for the following types of health tourism companies: hotel providers, health tourism travel agencies, non-ambulatory transport vehicles, hospitals with concierge services, airlines, translator/conveyance companies and insurance companies. Applications for self-certification and accreditation are accepted on a rolling basis and for the first year, only self-certification is granted. In the second year, applicants can apply for accreditation which may involve submission of documents and in certain cases onsite surveys.