By: Shannon Roberts, RNClinical Compliance Educator Posted: June 16, 2025Your behavioral health organization applied for ACHC Accreditation, hosted an onsite survey, and has now received a decision letter indicating “Dependent Status.” What does it mean? And what...
Behavioral Health
Why Your Accreditation End Date Matters
Why Your Accreditation End Date MattersAchieving accreditation is regarded as one of the key benchmarks for measuring the quality of an organization. Once initial accreditation is achieved, it is not permanent and must be maintained and renewed to ensure continued...
Why It Matters to Maintain Personnel Records
Maintain Personnel Records with Our Free Checklist Maintaining personnel records for staff members is required to achieve ACHC Accreditation and meet applicable state and federal regulations. Your organization must keep records, and keep them up to date, for all...
Maryland Halts New Licenses for Some Behavioral Health Programs
Maryland Halts New Licenses for Some Behavioral Health Programs A moratorium on new licenses for select behavioral health programs and services in Maryland took effect July 1, 2024. The six-month pause is part of the state’s efforts to “mitigate potential fraud,...
New Survey Checklist Simplifies Record Preparation
New Survey Checklist Simplifies Record Preparation Posted: April 18, 2024 Service recipient records are a vital part of the accreditation survey process. When a Surveyor arrives for your on-site survey, your behavioral health organization must provide...
Personnel Background Checks Enhance Safety
Personnel Background Checks Enhance SafetyPosted: October 10, 2023Clients and patients depend on you to deliver excellent services in a secure environment. Performing background checks on personnel validates your commitment to providing safe, quality care....
Preparation Key to Effectively Handling Emergencies
Preparation Key to Effectively Handling EmergenciesPosted: August 1, 2023A disaster or crisis can happen any time. These natural or man-made events often occur suddenly, creating dangerous, unexpected emergency situations that require an immediate response....
Perform Lab Tests? CLIA Rules Must Be Followed
Perform Lab Tests? CLIA Rules Must Be FollowedPosted: June 14, 2023Healthcare providers that perform laboratory tests must meet Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirements established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CLIA...
Behavioral Health: Standards Require Credential Verification
Standards Require Credential VerificationPosted: April 11, 2023Recent federal arrests in a scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas serve as a critical reminder to behavioral health facilities about the importance of verifying credentials for licensed personnel....
Behavioral Health: Securing and Releasing Confidential Information
Securing and Releasing Confidential InformationPosted: March 20, 2023Federal law requires behavioral health organizations to implement safeguards that ensure the confidentiality of sensitive service recipient information. To minimize risk, ACHC Behavioral Health...