Behavioral Health Care Accreditation and Certification Options

Behavioral Health Care Accreditation

The Behavioral Health Care Accreditation combines a behavioral-health specific, improvement-focused quality framework with collaborative and educational on-site evaluation to help organizations identify and address vulnerabilities to safeguard the individuals they serve.

Accreditation for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)

The Joint Commission is deemed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide accreditation for Opioid Treatment Programs, which are defined as “a program or practitioner engaged in opioid treatment of individuals with an opioid agonist medication.” All OTPs must be accredited by a federally deemed accrediting body. The Joint Commission has held deemed status for OTP accreditation since 2001, when accreditation was federally mandated. OTP’s that choose Joint Commission accreditation must be accredited under The Joint Commission’s Behavioral Health Care (BHC) Accreditation program.

• Each OTP program must be accredited separately. If an OTP is part of an organization accredited by The Joint Commission, the OTP(s) must have a distinct accreditation.
• The Joint Commission will posts OTP survey results and related correspondence to a SAMHSA-only extranet site to confirm that the OTP is accredited and in compliance with federal accreditation requirements. In addition, all complaints received by The Joint Commission regarding OTPs are posted to this site as required by federal accrediting body reporting requirements.

Corporate Advantage for Behavioral Health Care

This option addresses the unique management and oversight needs of multi-facility behavioral health organizations, helping to identify the processes/systems across programs and locations that impact quality or safety. This option provides streamlined, coordinated access to Joint Commission personnel and accreditation resources.