| ISSN Series: | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Healthcare | | Discipline: | Hospitals | | Subject Definition: | Mental Health Services-Standards; Accreditation | | NLM Class: | WX 15 | | LC Class: | RA790.6 | | Abstract: | The 2024 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services (CAMBHC) provides all official Joint Commission standards, elements of performance (EPs), National Patient Safety Goals, and other accreditation requirements, including those for the optional Behavioral Health Home certification. The CAMBHC is published in an updatable three-ring binder and includes color-coded tabs.The Joint Commission surveys many types of organizations under the behavioral health care and human services standards, including mental health services, addiction treatment, eating disorders treatment, intellectual disability/developmental disability (ID/DD) services, and social service/human service agencies serving children and families. Accredited organizations may serve people throughout the life span or specialize in an age group or a disability group. (See the section on Settings below for a longer list of services and settings.) Eligibility requirements will differ based on the services provided and survey option you select; more information is available on The Joint Commission...s website. Standards for all these settings and services appear in the CAMBHC. Eligibility requirements will differ based on the services provided and survey option you select. More information is available in the ...Standards Applicability Grid... chapter of the CAMBHC or on E-dition. |
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