The commission shall take action on programs that have completed a periodic review at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Provisional Accreditation – for up to two years.
- Grant
- Grant with deficiencies:
- Programs must address and resolve the deficiencies within three months.
- Commission specifies ACPE Standard, criteria, corrective action, and required documentation achieve compliance.
- Progress is documented in the program’s portfolio.
- Deny – If a program is denied provisional accreditation, they will receive a detailed report of the basis for the commission action. A program has the right to appeal the decision of the commission.
Initial Accreditation (following Provisional Accreditation)
- Grant for six years
- Grant with areas of non-compliance to be addressed and
- Require appropriate action to comply with standard(s) within three months.
- Commission specifies:
- ACPE Standard, criteria involved.
- Required corrective action and documentation to demonstrate full compliance.
- Deny – If a program is denied initial accreditation, they will receive a detailed report of the basis for the commission action. A program has the right to appeal the decision of the commission. The program will be allowed to complete any units of CPE currently in progress. Note: A program that is denied initial accreditation will not be moved back to provisional accreditation.
Continued Accredited Member/Reaccreditation
- Grant for six years
- Grant with areas of non-compliance to be addressed and either a or b below:
- Require appropriate action to comply with standard(s) within three months. Commission specifies:
- ACPE standard, criteria involved.
- Required corrective action and documentation to demonstrate full compliance.
- Initiate an adverse action
Note: A program may not be moved from full accreditation back to provisional accreditation.