Accreditation Commission for Health Care

The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a United States-based non-profit health care accrediting organization. It represents an alternative to the Joint Commission and CHAP, The Community Health Accreditation Program.

ACHC was established in 1985 by home care health providers to create an accreditation option which was more focused on the needs of small providers. The process began in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the group incorporated in August 1986. The first accredited organization was awarded certification in January 1987. The company began offering services on a national level in 1996. Today, ACHC offers nineteen accreditation programs, nine of which are CMS approved (Acute Care Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Clinical Laboratory, Critical Access Hospital, DMEPOS, Home Health, Home Infusion Therapy, Hospice, Renal Dialysis).

  • Acute Care Hospital
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Assisted Living
  • Behavioral Health
  • Clinical Laboratory
  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Dentistry
  • DMEPOS
  • Home Care (Private Duty)
  • Home Health
  • Home Infusion Therapy
  • Hospice
  • Office-Based Surgery
  • Palliative Care
  • PCAB (Compounding)
  • Pharmacy
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Sleep

The accreditation process for laboratories follows a two-year cycle, all other programs follow a three-year cycle.

In early 2013, ACHC moved to headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. It welcomed its new CEO, José Domingos, and it launched its Behavioral Health Program.

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