Program Certification

How To Apply

Looking to apply for AACVPR Program Certification? This page contains all the application links, updates and resources you need! Did you know? Joining the AACVPR Registry will help with your application. Click here to learn more!

2025 Annual Report Now Available 

The Annual Report will be available until August 31, 2025. Any programs that are due to recertify in 2026 or 2027 should complete the annual report to stay up to date on Program Certification requirements. The Annual Report will preview the 2026 Application and will also ask programs to report out their Performance Measure results for January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. 

Program Certification Timeline

2026 Program Certification Application Cycle

  • December 1, 2025: Program Certification 2026 Application opens
  • February 28, 2026: Program Certification 2026 Application closes
  • March - April 2026: Program Certification Committee Review Team completes initial application review
  • April - June 2026: Program Certification Committee Chair oversight review; and Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) testing
  • Early August, 2025: Letters sent notifying programs of application decisions

2025 Program Certification Application Cycle

  • December 1, 2024: Program Certification 2025 Application opens
  • February 28, 2025: Program Certification 2025 Application closes
  • March - April 2025: Program Certification Committee Review Team completes initial application review
  • April - June 2025: Program Certification Committee Chair oversight review; and Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) testing
  • Early August, 2025: Letters sent notifying programs of application decisions

Questions? Contact us at certification@aacvpr.org.

2026 Application: Three Steps to Getting Started

If you’re a new contact for program certification, view our application instructions video prior to getting started!

Step 1 –  Confirm your Primary Contact is listed correctly 

  • Note: Only primary and secondary contacts need to be listed on your roster in your profile. Additional roles (administrator, medical director, staff, etc) now only need to be added within the application.
  • New Primary Contact: If your program’s primary contact needs to be updated or created, please complete the primary contact form 

Step 2 – Update Program Demographics in Your Program’s Profile

Step 3 – Review Program Certification Application Outlines & Required Performance Measures (2026 applications are now available) and check out the recording of the Program Certification Breakout Session from the 39th Annual Meeting to receive an in-depth overview of Program Certification requirements.
 

 

Application Resources

Not your year to recertify?

Please follow these tips to ensure your program remains in good standing.

  1. Complete the annual report. From early April through July AACVPR opens up the annual report to all active certified programs not up for renewal. The report provides details regarding updates to: performance measures, ITP requirements, staff competencies, policies and procedures, and much more. Completing the annual report will ensure that your program doesn’t miss any pertinent information needed to maintain your certification.
  2. Review your program demographics and staff roster yearly. Ensure that you are keeping tabs of any changes to your staff roster – specifically the primary and secondary contact roles. Indicate any changes to your program name (either due to a merger or closing), make sure the address listed is correct. Don’t forget to check if the floor or suite number is different, and verify if a P.O. box number should be added.
  3. Review your program entry in the AACVPR program directory. Take advantage of having your program listed in the free AACVPR Program Directory. Make sure that the contact name, email, program address, and phone number are listed correctly. Also make sure that your program expiration date is listed correctly.

Application Fees

All application fees are submitted during the application process. 

2025 Certification Fees

Initial Certification Recertification
Member $835 USD Member $730 USD
Non-member $980 USD Non-member $900 USD

Join an AACVPR Registry

Programs subscribed to the AACVPR Outpatient Data Registries can now use their registry data to complete the program’s clinical outcomes assessment. A direct link within the application will populate your registry data for easy transfer into the application fields.

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