# Behavioral Health Accreditation

*/Credentials/Behavioral_Health_Accreditation*

## Credential Profile

**Builds On**:
- [State Behavioral Health Facility License](/Credentials/State_Behavioral_Health_Facility_License)
**Issued By**: [Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities](/Regulators/Commission_on_Accreditation_of_Rehabilitation_Facilities)
**Satisfies**:
- [State Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Rules](/Regulations/State_Medicaid_Behavioral_Health_Provider_Rules)
**Qualifies For**:
- [Medical and Health Services Managers](/Occupations/Medical_and_Health_Services_Managers)
**Recognized In**:
- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States)
- [Canada](/Jurisdictions/Canada)
**Qualifies For Role**:
- [Accredited Behavioral Health Provider](/JobTypes/Accredited_Behavioral_Health_Provider)

## Neighborhood

### Related (depends on)

- [Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities](/Industries/Residential_Intellectual_and_Developmental_Disability,_Mental_Health,_and_Substance_Abuse_Facilities) — depends on · Industries

### Builds on

- [State Behavioral Health Facility License](/Credentials/State_Behavioral_Health_Facility_License) — builds on · Credentials

### Satisfies

- [State Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Rules](/Regulations/State_Medicaid_Behavioral_Health_Provider_Rules) — satisfies · Regulations
- [Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act](/Regulations/Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act) — satisfies · Regulations

### Recognized in

- [Canada](/Jurisdictions/Canada) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States) — recognized in · Jurisdictions

### Problems this exposes

- [mock surveys depend on a scarce ex-surveyor consultant priced per day](/Problems/mock_surveys_depend_on_a_scarce_ex-surveyor_consultant_priced_per_day) — exposes problem · Problems
- [CARF/Joint Commission standards manuals re-issued yearly with no crosswalk to last cycle's policies](/Problems/CARF%2FJoint_Commission_standards_manuals_re-issued_yearly_with_no_crosswalk_to_last_cycle's_policies) — exposes problem · Problems
- [corrective action plans (CAPs) tracked in spreadsheets that drift from actual remediation](/Problems/corrective_action_plans_(CAPs)_tracked_in_spreadsheets_that_drift_from_actual_remediation) — exposes problem · Problems
- [evidence binders for the on-site survey assembled by hand from scattered EHR and HR records](/Problems/evidence_binders_for_the_on-site_survey_assembled_by_hand_from_scattered_EHR_and_HR_records) — exposes problem · Problems
- [staff credentialing and supervision logs fall out of date between three-year accreditation cycles](/Problems/staff_credentialing_and_supervision_logs_fall_out_of_date_between_three-year_accreditation_cycles) — exposes problem · Problems
- [treatment-plan documentation audited for golden-thread compliance only after surveyor flags it](/Problems/treatment-plan_documentation_audited_for_golden-thread_compliance_only_after_surveyor_flags_it) — exposes problem · Problems
- [CARF Standards Conformance Evidence Across Programs](/Problems/CARF_Standards_Conformance_Evidence_Across_Programs) — exposes problem · Problems

### Issued by

- [Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities](/Regulators/Commission_on_Accreditation_of_Rehabilitation_Facilities) — issued by · Regulators

### Qualifies for role

- [Treatment Program Administrator](/JobTypes/Treatment_Program_Administrator) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Accredited Behavioral Health Provider](/JobTypes/Accredited_Behavioral_Health_Provider) — qualifies for role · JobTypes

### Qualifies for

- [Medical and Health Services Managers](/Occupations/Medical_and_Health_Services_Managers) — qualifies for · Occupations

### Attests skill

- [Systems Evaluation](/Skills/Systems_Evaluation) — attests skill · Skills
- [Monitoring](/Skills/Monitoring) — attests skill · Skills
- [Quality Control Analysis](/Skills/Quality_Control_Analysis) — attests skill · Skills

### Attests knowledge

- [Administration and Management](/Knowledge/Administration_and_Management) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Psychology](/Knowledge/Psychology) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Therapy and Counseling](/Knowledge/Therapy_and_Counseling) — attests knowledge · Knowledge