WHAT HAPPENS AFTER OUR SITE VISIT?

Immediately following the site visit, your agency should do the following:

• First of all, pause for a moment to celebrate your agency's achievements. The completion of the site visit is a significant milestone in the process. For this reason, it is important to recognize all of the people who have contributed to the accreditation process up to this point.
• Next, take stock of how the site visit went and ask yourself, "In what areas of the standards did we do well? And where did the Peer Team identify areas for improvement?" If your agency is aware of needed improvements, it is important to continue working on these areas prior to receiving the site visit report.

Upon completion of the site visit, the Team Leader sends completed rating sheets with comments to COA. COA then begins preparing your Pre-Commission Review (PCR) Report. The PCR Report is an agency's site visit report and identifies only those standards that require a response and/or improvement/action steps (see Related Files) in order for the agency to achieve accreditation. COA's Pre-Commission Review (PCR) Committee is responsible for reviewing the site visit report and creating the PCR Report.

Twenty (20) business days from the last day of the site visit, you will receive a copy of your PCR report. It will be accompanied by a cover letter and instructions for how to prepare the response in electronic format (see Related File for a copy of the PCR Guidelines).

Some agenciess may be “expedited” following their site visit based on their high level of implementation of COA’s standards. An expedited agency does not receive a PCR Report nor are they required to provide a response for review by the Accreditation Commission or the Pre-Commission Review Committee.

Your COA Coordinator continues to be available to work with you during this time.