Assess Your Eligibility

Any behavioral health care organization can apply for a Joint Commission accreditation survey under the standards in the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Healthcare (CAMBHC) if the following requirements are met:

• The behavioral health care organization is in the United States or its territories or, if outside the United States, is operated by the United States government, under a charter of the United States Congress, or for other behavioral health care organizations outside of the United States that meet the following criteria:
  
  • The nature of the behavioral health care practices the organization provides is compatible with the intent of the Joint Commission standards;
  • With the use of available translators if necessary, the surveyor(s) can effectively communicate with organization management and clinical personnel and at least half of the organization's clients, and can understand clinical/case records and documents that relate to the organization's performance; or
  • United States citizens make up at least 10 percent of the organization's client population or a United States government agency contracts with the organization to provide services to United States citizens or United States citizens preferentially use the organization in that country.
  • The organization assesses and improves the quality of its services. This process includes a review of care by clinicians, when appropriate.
  • The organization identifies the services it provides, indicating which services it provides directly, under contract, or through some other arrangement.
  • The organization provides services addressed by the Joint Commission's standards.