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1 Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation Version 2022. Adopted February 2022. 2 Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation Version 2022. Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation Version 2022. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Introduction 4 Terminology 18 Measure T/L 39. Measure S 41. Guiding Frameworks 5 Community 18. Measure S 45. 10 Essential Public Governance 18 Standard 48. Health Services 6 Measure A 49. Public Health System Measure A 52. Foundational Public Considerations 20. Health Services 7 Domain 2 54. State Health Department Standard 55.

2 Structure of the Requirements 9. Applicants in Centralized States 20 Measure A 56. Requirements for All States with No Local Measure A 60. Documentation 10 Health Departments 20 Measure A 62. Selection of Documentation 11 Tribal Sovereignty 20 Measure S 66. Standard 69. Documentation Forms 12 Territorial Health Measure A 70. Timeframes 13 Departments 21 Measure A 74. Authorship and Evidence Domain 1 22 Measure A 76. of Authenticity 13 Standard 23 Measure A 79. Requirements that are Measure A 25 Measure A 82.

3 Not Applicable 15 Measure A 32 Measure A 87. Standard 35 Measure A 89. Scope of Authority 16 Measure S 92. Measure A 36. 3 Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation Version 2022. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation Version 2022. Domain 3 96 Domain 7 159 Domain 10 219. Standard 97 Standard 160 Standard 220. Measure A 98 Measure A 161 Measure A 221. Measure A 103 Measure T/L 165 Measure A 225. Measure A 107 Measure S 168 Standard 227. Standard 112 Standard 170 Measure A 228. Measure A 113 Measure A 171 Measure A 231.

4 Measure A 117 Measure A 174 Measure A 235. Measure A 237. Domain 4 120 Domain 8 176. Measure A 241. Standard 121 Standard 177. Standard 244. Measure A 122 Measure A 178. Measure A 245. Measure A 125 Standard 181. Measure A 128 Measure A 248. Measure A 182 Measure A 251. Domain 5 131 Measure A 186. Measure S 189. Standard 132. Measure A 133 Domain 9 191. Standard 137 Standard 192. Measure A 138 Measure A 193. Measure A 141 Measure A 198. Measure A 144 Measure A 201. Measure A 205. Domain 6 147 Standard 208.

5 Standard 148 Measure A 209. Measure A 149 Measure A 212. Measure A 151 Measure T/S 214. Measure A 153 Measure S 216. Measure A 157. 4 Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation Version 2022. This Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation , Version 2022 document serves as the official Standards , Measures , required documentation, and guidance blueprint for PHAB national public health department continued accreditation. In addition, the requirements that apply to all documents submitted to PHAB are included in this document.

6 These written guidelines are considered authoritative and are in effect for applications submitted using Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation , Version 2022. In general, The Standards referenced in this document collectively refer to this entire document including the introductory material, domains, Standards , Measures , required documentation, and guidance. Throughout this document, references to accreditation are inclusive of Reaccreditation , which is the process of maintaining accreditation status.

7 The Standards provide requirements and guidance for public health departments preparing for Reaccreditation and for site visit teams that review and assess documentation INTRODUCTION submitted by applicant health departments. It also serves anyone offering consultation or technical assistance to health departments preparing for Reaccreditation . It guides PHAB's Board of Directors and staff as they administer the accreditation program. Credibility in accreditation results from consistent interpretation and application of defined Standards and Measures .

8 The Standards set forth the domains, Standards , Measures , and required documentation adopted by the PHAB Board of Directors in February 2022. The document also provides guidance on the meaning and purpose of the Measures and the types and forms of documentation that are acceptable to demonstrate conformity with each measure. The Standards provide assistance to health departments as they work to select the best evidence to serve as documentation. Health departments should submit all questions related to any part of The Standards , including documentation and measure requirements, to PHAB.

9 5 Standards & Measures for Reaccreditation Version 2022. GUIDING FRAMEWORKS. Domains are groups of Standards that pertain to a broad group All of the Standards are the same for Tribal, state, and local health of public health services. There are 10 domains, aligned with the 10 departments. The majority of the Measures are the same for Tribal, Essential Public Health Services framework. state, and local health departments and these are designated with an A for all. Where the measure is specific to Tribal, state, Standards describe the level of achievement expected of a or local health departments, it is designated with a T for Tribal health department.

10 Measures describe the specific requirements health departments, S for state health departments, and L for needed to meet those expectations. Required documentation is local health departments. Some Measures are designated T/S. the documentation that is necessary to demonstrate that a health (as applicable to Tribal and state health departments) and some department performs functions that conform to a measure. are T/L (as applicable to Tribal and local health departments). The structural framework for the PHAB domains, Standards , and Measures uses the following taxonomy: Domain Example Domain 1.