Applying for Accreditation
Home Facility Accreditation Applying for Accreditation
The first step is to obtain a copy of the NCCHC Standards that pertain to your correctional setting or program and to review your facility’s compliance with them. Next, you will need to provide basic information to enable us to establish an accreditation portal for your facility.This portal is our primary means of gathering and sharing information related to accreditation.
Please complete the online application>> You will be asked to create an NCCHC account if you do not already have one.
After your account is established, you will complete the full application online.
After NCCHC receives your accreditation application, we will send you a self-survey questionnaire (SSQ), which is a self-assessment tool that you can use to determine compliance with the standards. The SSQ is a useful guide when preparing for your survey and can serve as your workbook to keep track of your assessment and the areas needing enhancement prior to your survey. Approximately 9-10 months after you have applied for accreditation, NCCHC’s scheduler will reach out to schedule your survey. Initial surveys will need to have at least 12 months of documentation prior to being scheduled and reaccreditation survey will need 36 months of documentation.
Once accredited, each year you’ll submit a written report (Annual Maintenance Report) with updates on relevant information. Additional on-site visits will occur about every three years.