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  • Field reviews of standards

    Your comments are important

    CARF uses an interdisciplinary approach when sets of standards are introduced or revised. The proposed standards are posted for a public comment period called a field review.

    Service providers, consumers, caregivers, payers, and other interested parties are invited to provide feedback to ensure the relevancy of the standards before they are adopted and published in a standards manual.

    Your feedback is essential to maintaining the relevancy and currency of CARF standards. We value your opinions, comments, and suggestions on these standards. All field review responses are anonymous.

    CARF is conducting field reviews of proposed new or revised standards in the areas listed below for inclusion in future standards manuals.

  • Open field reviews

    Concussion Rehabilitation Programs (Medical Rehabilitation)   

    • Planned field reviews

      No additional standards are planned for field review in 2023.




    • Closed field reviews

      The following reviews have already received public review and commentary and are now closed. 

      2022

      • Aging Services
        Residential Communities
      • All accreditation areas
        Information and Communication Technologies
      • Behavioral Health
        Crisis Programs
      • Child and Youth Services
        Crisis Programs

      2021

      • Medical Rehabilitation:
        Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation

      2020

      • Behavioral Health/Child and Youth Services:
        Crisis Stabilization

      2019

      • All Customer Service Units (ASPIRE standards):  
        Performance Measurement, Management, and Improvement

      2018

      • Behavioral Health: 
        Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs
      • All Customer Service Units (ASPIRE standards): 
        Technology

      2017

      • Behavioral Health, Child and Youth Services, Opioid Treatment Programs:  
        Medication Use
        Promoting Nonviolent Practices
      • All Customer Service Units (ASPIRE standards): 
        Organizational Fundraising
        Workforce Development and Management
      • Behavioral Health:
        Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Programs

      2016

      • Aging Services:
        Skin Integrity and Wound Care
      • Behavioral Health/Child and Youth Services:
        Detoxification/Withdrawal Management
      • Employment and Community Services: 
        Services for Children and Youth 
      • Medical Rehabilitation: 
        Skin Integrity and Wound Care
        Spinal Cord Specialty Program

      2015 

      • All Customer Service Units:
        Network standards 
      • Behavioral Health:
        Inpatient Treatment Program
        Residential Treatment Program
        Health Home Programs
         
      • CARF-CCAC:
        CCRC Financial Ratios (applied as part of the financial planning standards for CCRC accreditation)  
      • Child and Youth Services:
        Residential Treatment Program
        Health Home Programs
         
      • Employment and Community Services:
        Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
      • Opioid Treatment Programs:
        Residential Treatment Program
        Health Home Programs
         

       2014 

      • Medical Rehabilitation and Aging Services:
        Brain Injury Specialty Program (Medical Rehabilitation)
        Cancer Rehabilitation Specialty Program (Medical Rehabilitation)
        Spinal Cord System of Care (Medical Rehabilitation)
        Stroke Specialty Program (Medical Rehabilitation and Aging Services)
        Dementia Care Specialty Program (Aging Services> 
      • Behavioral Health:
        Outpatient Treatment
        Intensive Outpatient Treatment
        Day Treatment Programs
        Older Adults 
         
      • Child and Youth Services:
        Counseling
        Intensive Outpatient Treatment
        Day Treatment Programs
         
      • Employment and Community Services:
        Rapid Rehousing and Homelessness Prevention Programs  
      • Opioid Treatment Programs:
        Outpatient Treatment
        Intensive Outpatient Treatment
        Day Treatment Programs
         

       2013 

      • All Customer Service Units:
        ASPIRE to Excellence
        Mobile Unit Services
         
      • Aging Services:
        Assisted Living
        Continuing Care Retirement Communities
        Dementia Care
        Independent Living
        Person-Centered Long-Term Care Communities
         
      • Behavioral Health:
        Peer Support Services 
      • Child and Youth Services:
        Community Transition
        Community Youth Development
        Peer Support Services
         
      • Employment and Community Services:
        Autism Spectrum Disorder Specific Population Designation
        Community Services Principle Standards
        Employment Services Centres (Canada only)
        Older Adults/Dementia Care Specific Population Designation
         
      • Medical Rehabilitation:
        Cancer Rehabilitation Specialty Program  

       2012 

      • Behavioral Health:
        Health Home 
      • Child and Youth Services:
        Support and Facilitation
        Respite Services 
      • Employment and Community Services:
        Shared Living Services  
      • Medical Rehabilitation:
        Brain Injury Program
        Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation 

       2011 

      • Medical Rehabilitation:
        Independent Medical Examination  
      • Employment and Community Services:
        Employment Services Principle Standards
        Employment Services Coordination
        Employment Transition Services
        Employment Planning Services
        Employee Development Services
        Employment Skills Training Services
        Organizational Employment Services
        Community Employment Services
         
      • Behavioral Health:
        Student Counseling 
      • Child and Youth Services: 
        Individualized Plan
        Person-Centered Care
        Program/Service Structure
        Quality Records Review
        Records of the Persons Served
        Screening and Access to Services
        Transition/Discharge

        Case Management/Services Coordination
        Community Housing and Shelters
        Counseling
        Intensive Family-Based Supports
        Group Home Care
        Residential Treatment
        Specialized or Treatment Foster Care
        Promotion/Prevention
        Early Intervention/Diversion
         
      • Employment and Community Services:
        Community Services Principle Standards
        Child and Youth Services
        Community Transition Services
        Family Services
        Foster Family Services
        Host Family Services
        Respite Services
        Mentor Services
         
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