UPDATES AND CLARIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS


UPDATES

Description

Effective Date

Applicable Publications

AD 12.09 and PA-AD 12.09

Sep 1, 2007

8th Edition\Private and Public

New Updates for May 2008
KC 6.08 and PA-KC 6.08 | PQI 4.02 and PA-PQI 4.02 | RPM 2.01 and PA-RPM 2.01 | RPM 2.01 and PA-RPM 2.01

New Updates for March 2008
PS 6.01 | SDD

New Updates for February 2008
FEC and PA-FEC | GOV 5 | HCS 9.04 and PA-HCS 9.04

STANDARDS UPDATES AND CLARIFICATIONS

Standards Updates and Clarifications provide detailed information about changes and modifications to the standards and are based on new research or literature, as well as feedback COA receives from the field.

Updates

Updates are formal changes made to a standard. Updates are generally issued monthly on the first business day. They include an Effective Date on which the updated standard replaces the original standard. For agencies/organizations that sign their Accreditation Agreement on or after the Effective Date, the updated standard is obligatory.

For agencies/organizations that are already in process when an update is issued, the updated standard is optional, and the agency/organization can choose to meet either the original or updated standard. COA offers this choice because the great majority of Standards Updates provide relief to the agency/organization through, for example, added NA options, improved language, or more descriptive interpretations. Even when an organization/agency is not aware that an issued update provides relief, the organization will be rated on the updated standard.

Clarifications

Clarifications are extended discussions about a standard or standards. Based primarily on questions from the field, Clarifications provide additional guidance around the meaning or intent of a standard or group of related standards. As such, Standards Clarifications are neither mandatory nor optional. However, the information they contain can be very important to understanding the meaning of a standard for your agency/organization and how a standard or group of standards will be rated.

It is strongly recommended that agencies/organizations read applicable Standards Clarifications and incorporate the guidance they contain into their understanding of the standards.

Adult Day Services (AD)

Adoption Services (AS)

Administration and Management standards (PA-AM)

Administrative and Service Environment (ASE)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

ASE 1 and PA-ASE 1; On-site documents	Revised Table of Evidence	Dec 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 1.01 and PA-ASE 1.01	New Standard	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 1.01 and PA-ASE 1.01	New Standard, New Interpretation	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

ASE 1.02 and PA-ASE 1.02	New Standard	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

ASE 1.04 and PA-ASE 1.04	New Standard	Dec 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 3 and PA-ASE 3; On-Site Documents	Revised Table of Evidence	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 3.02 and PA-ASE 3.02	Added Research Note	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 3.03 and PA-ASE 3.03	Deleted Standard	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 4 and PA-ASE 4	Revised Standard, New Interpretation, Deleted NA	Dec 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 5 and PA-ASE 5	Revised Standard, Revised Interpretation	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

ASE 5.01 and PA-ASE 5.01	Revised Standard	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 5.02 and PA-ASE 5.02	Revised Standard	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private and Public

ASE 6.05 and PA-ASE 6.05	New Standard	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

ASE 7.03 and PA-ASE 7.03	Added Interpretation	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

ASE and PA-ASE; Essential Life and Safety	Revised Fundamental Practice Standards	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Behavior Support and Management (BSM)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

BSM 1 and PA-BSM 1; Self-Study Documents	Revised Table of Evidence	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

BSM 1, PA-BSM 1, BSM 5 and PA-BSM 5	Revised Table of Evidence	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

BSM 2.04 and PA-BSM 2.04	Added Interpretation	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

BSM 2.04 and PA-BSM 2.04	Revised Standard	Nov 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

BSM 6 and PA-BSM 6	Revised On-Site Activities	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

BSM and PA-BSM	Revised Service Delivery Administration Standards Section	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

Case Management Services (CM)

Client Rights (CR)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

CR 1.01 and PA-CR 1.01	Added Interpretation	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

CR 1.05 and PA-CR 1.05	Added Interpretation	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CR 1.07 and PA-CR 1.07	Revised Standard, New Interpretation	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

CR 2.02	Revised Standard, Revised Interpretation	Jan 2, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CR 2.03	Revised Standard	Jan 2, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CR 2.03 and PA-CR 2.03	New Standard	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

CR 2.04	Revised Standard, Revised Interpretations	Jan 2, 2007	8Pth Edition\Private and Public

CR 2.05	Revised Standard	Jan 2, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CR and PA-CR	Revised Service Delivery Administration Standards Section	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

Crisis Response and Information Services (CRI)

Counseling, Support, and Education Services (CSE)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

CSE 4 and PA-CSE 4	Revised Standard, Revised NA	Jan 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CSE 4.03 and PA-CSE 4.03	New Standard	Jan 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CSE 4.04 and PA-CSE 4.04	Added Interpretation	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CSE 6 and PA-CSE 6	Revised Standard, Revised NA	Jan 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CSE 6.01 and PA-CSE 6.01	Revised Standard	Jan 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CSE 6.02 and PA-CSE 6.02	Revised Standard	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private and Public

CSE and PA-CSE	Revised Table of Evidence	Sep 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

CSE and PA-CSE	Revised Service Section	Sep 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Day Treatment Services (DTX)

Ethical Practice (ETH)

Early Child Care and Development (ECCD)

Financial Education and Counseling Services (FEC)

Financial Management (FIN)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

FIN 2	Revised Standard	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private

FIN 2	Revised Interpretation	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private

FIN 2.01 and 2.02	Added NAs	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private

FIN 4	Revised Table of Evidence	Aug 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private

FIN 6.03	Revised NA	Jan 2, 2007	8th Edition\ Private

FIN 6.04	New NA	Jan 2, 2007	8th Edition\ Private

Financial Management and Debt Counseling (FMDC)

Foster Care (FC)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

FC 12 and PA-FC 12	Added Note	Jun 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC 12.02 and PA-FC 12.02, FC 12.03 and PA-FC 12.03, FC 12.05 and PA-FC 12.05	Added NA	Jun 5, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC 12.03 and PA-FC 12.03	Revised Standard	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

FC 13 and PA-FC 13	Added NA	Mar 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

FC 17.03	Revised Interpretation	Jan 2, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

FC 18 and PA-FC 18	Added Core Concept and Practice Standards	Jun 5, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC 2.04 and PA-FC 2.04	Added Note	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC 8.05 and PA-FC 8.05	Added Practice Standard	Jun 5, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC 9.07 and PA-FC 9.07	Added Practice Standard	Jun 5, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC and PA-FC	New Note	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC and PA-FC	Revised Table of Evidence	Jan 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC and PA-FC	Added Notes	Jun 5, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

FC and PA-FC	Added Note	Sep 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

PA-FC 1.02	Deleted NA	Dec 1, 2007	8th Edition\Public

Glossary

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

Community	Revised Definition	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Policy	Revised Definition	Aug 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Procedure	Revised Definition	Aug 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Service Population	Revised Definition	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Governance (GOV)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

GOV 2.02	New Note	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private

GOV 5	Revised Table of Evidence	Feb 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private

GOV 6	Revised Standard	Aug 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private

GOV 6.03	New Note	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private

GOV 6.07	Added Interpretation	May 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private

Group Living Services (GLS)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

GLS 15 and PA-GLS 15	Added Interpretation	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

GLS 15.03 and PA-GLS 15.03, GLS 15.04 and PA-GLS 15.04, GLS 15.05 and PA-GLS 15.05	Added NA	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

GLS 15.06 and PA-GLS 15.06	Revised Standard	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

GLS 7 and PA-GLS 7	Deleted NA	Sep 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

GLS 7.04 and PA-GLS 7.04	Added NA	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

GLS 7.06 and PA-GLS 7.06	Added NA	Sep 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

GLS 7.06 and PA-GLS 7.06	New Interpretation	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private and Public

Guardianship Services for Minors (GSM)

Home Care and Support Services (HCS)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

HCS 10.02 and PA-HCS 10.02	Revised Standard, New Interpretation	Dec 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

HCS 11.02 and PA-HCS 11.02	Added NA	Jun 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

HCS 11.03 and PA-HCS 11.03	Revised Interpretation, New NA	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

HCS 11.03 and PA-HCS 11.03	New Interpretation	Nov 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Public and Private

HCS 11.04 and PA-HCS 11.04	Revised Standard, Revised NA	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

HCS 11.07 and PA-HCS 11.07	Revised Standard and Added NA	Jun 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

HCS 4.01 and PA-HCS 4.01	New Interpretation	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

HCS 4.09 and PA-HCS 4.09	Revised Standard	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

HCS 9.04 and PA-HCS 9.04	Revised Standard and New Interpretation	Feb 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

HCS and PA-HCS Definition	Revised Standard	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

Human Resources Management (HR)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

HR 3.05 and PA-HR 3.05	Added NA	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

HR 5.04 and PA-HR 5.04	New Note	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\Private and Public

HR 6.04 and PA-HR 6.04	Added NA	Mar 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

HR 7.02 and PA-HR 7.02	Revised NA	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

HR	Standard Clarification	Jun 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

Immigrant and Refugee Resettlement (IRR)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

IRR 13.07, PA-IRR 13.07, IRR 13.09 and PA-IRR 13.09	Added NA	May 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

IRR and PA-IRR	Added Note	Mar 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

IRR and PA-IRR 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12	Added NAs	Mar 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

Juvenile Justice Case Management Services (JJCM)

Juvenile Justice Corrections Services (JJC)

Juvenile Justice Day Services (JJD)

Kinship Care Services (KC)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

KC 6.08 and PA-KC 6.08	Added Practice Standard	May 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

KC 7.05 and PA-KC 7.05	Revised Standard	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

KC 8.01 and PA-KC 8.01	Revised Standard	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

KC 8.04 and PA-KC 8.04	Added Practice Standard	Jul 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

KC 9.05 and PA-KC 9.05	Added Practice Standard	Jul 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

KC and PA-KC	Added Note	Sep 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Outpatient Mental Health Services (MH)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

MH 8 and PA-MH 8	Deleted NA	Jul 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

MH and PA-MH	Added Note	Jul 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

MH and PA-MH	Revised Note	Jul 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

MH and PA-MH 3, 4.03, 5, 6, 7, 8.02, and 10	Added NA	Jul 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

MH and PA-MH Purpose Standard	New Note	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\ Private and Public

MH	Revised Note	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private

Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP)

Other Documents

Performance & Quality Improvement (PQI)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

PQI 4.02 and PA-PQI 4.02	Revised Standard	May 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

PQI 4.03	FAQ	Nov 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Public and Private

PQI 5 and PA-PQI 5; On-Site Documents	Revised Table of Evidence	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

PQI 5 and PA-PQI 5; Self-Study Documents	Revised Table of Evidence	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Pregnancy Support Services (PS)

Residential Treatment Services (RTX)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

RTX 11.05 and PA-RTX 11.05	Added NA	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RTX 17 and PA-RTX 17	Added Interpretation	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RTX 17.04 and PA-RTX 17.04, RTX 17.05 and PA-RTX 17.05	Added NA	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RTX 17.06 and PA-RTX 17.06	Revised Standard	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RTX 3.04 and PA-RTX 3.04	New Interpretation	Oct 4, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

Respite Care (RC)

Risk Prevention and Management (RPM)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

PA-RPM 9	Revised Table of Evidence	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Public

PA-RPM 9.04	Revised Standard, New Interpretation	Nov 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Public

RPM 1 and PA-RPM 1; Self-Study Documents	Revised Table of Evidence	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 2.01 and PA-RPM 2.01	Revised Table of Evidence	May 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 2.01 and PA-RPM 2.01	Added Interpretation	May 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 2.02 and PA-RPM 2.02	Revised Standard	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 2.02 and PA-RPM 2.02	Added Related Standards	Apr 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 2.03 and PA-RPM 2.03	Revised Standard	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 2.05 and PA-RPM 2.05	Revised Standard	Jun 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 3	New Note	Jan 2, 2007	8th Edition\ Private

RPM 3.04 and PA-RPM 3.04	Revised Standard	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 6.01 and PA-RPM 6.01	Revised Standard, Revised Interpretation	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

RPM 6.01 and PA-RPM 6.01	Revised Interpretation	Jun 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 7 and PA-RPM 7	Revised Interpretation, New Note, New NA	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Public and Private

RPM 7.04 and PA-RPM 7.04	Revised Interpretation	Nov 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

RPM 8 and PA-RPM 8	New Note, New NA	Dec 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Public and Private

RPM 9	Revised Table of Evidence	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private

RPM 9.02	Revised Interpretation	Nov 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Private

RPM 9.03	Revised Standard, New Interpretation	Nov 1, 2006	8th Edition\ Private

RPM 9.05 and PA-RPM 9.06	New Standard	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public

Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (DDS)

Shelter Services (SH)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

SH 13.02 and PA-SH 13.02	Revised Standard	Sep 27, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

SH 9.06 and PA-SH 9.06	New NA	Feb 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

SH and PA-SH	Revised Note	May 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

Supplement for Developmental Disabilities Programs (SDD)

Supported Community Living Services (SCL)

Training and Supervision (TS)

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Applicable Publications

PA-TS 2.02	Revised Standard	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Public

TS 2.02	Revised Standard	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private

TS 2.04 and PA-TS 2.04	New Interpretation	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

TS 2.07 and PA-TS 2.07	New Interpretation	Sep 11, 2006	8th Edition\ Private and Public

TS 2.09 and PA-TS 2.09	Revised Standard	Oct 1, 2007	8th Edition\Private and Public

TS 3.03 and PA-TS 3.03	Revised Standard, Added Research Note, Added Interpretation	Apr 1, 2008	8th Edition\Private and Public