Year of the Site Visit
Your Alongside Midwifery Unit follows these steps in the year that a Site Visit is required:
- Learn the latest about accreditation in our training.
- Complete the Self Evaluation Report. The Self Evaluation Report is an in-depth review of your Alongside Midwifery Unit’s clinical and administrative operations.
- Host a Site Visit to verify the Self Evaluation Report.
- Wait for a Decision Letter from the Board of Commissioners, after a Decision Panel has reviewed your forms. (If your Alongside Midwifery Unit is accredited, you will receive a certificate of accreditation with this letter.)
- Complete any requirements in your Decision Letter by the specified date. (Most birth centers receive a Decision Letter that indicates that the center is indeed Accredited and there are requirements to complete in order to finish up the review.)
- Refresh your promotional materials about being a CABC-accredited Alongside Midwifery Unit.
Interim Years: 3-Yr Accreditation Only
Your Alongside Midwifery Unit follows these steps in each of the two years between Ordinary Site Visits:
- Learn the latest with any new versions of the CABC Alongside Midwifery Unit Standards.
- Complete the Interim Status Report. The Interim Status Report is the short form of the Self Evaluation. (Notice there is no site visit.)
4 types of Site Visits
Initial Registration Site Visit:
- Your center will have this kind of site visit to get started.
- If your center is accredited after this site visit, you will receive either a 1-Yr or a 3-Yr certificate, depending upon your Starting Point.
- This site visit is not included in monthly enrollment. It is a pre-requisite to monthly enrollment.
1-Yr Review Site Visit
- Your center will only have this kind of site visit if your Starting Point was 1-Yr Accreditation.
- If your center is re-accredited after this site visit, you will receive a 3-Yr certificate.
- This site visit is not included in monthly enrollment. If your Starting Point was 1-Yr Accreditation, it is a pre-requisite to monthly enrollment.
Ordinary Site Visit
- Your center will have this kind of site visit when participating in monthly enrollment.
- If your center is re-accredited after this site visit, you will receive a 3-Yr certificate.
- This site visit is included in monthly enrollment.
Additional Review Site Visit
- Your center will only have this kind of site visit when it is required by a Decision Letter.
- If your center is re-accredited after this site visit, you will receive a certificate appropriate to your situation.
- This site visit is not included in monthly enrollment.