Contents
- About ABC
- Eligibility Criteria
- Application Information
- Accreditation Survey
- Accreditation Survey Process
- Accreditation Decisions
- Accreditation Fees
- Maintaining Your Accreditation
- Complaint Process
- Announcing and Promoting Your Accreditation
- Accreditation Standards and Compliance Tips
- Administrative Standards (AD)
- Human Resources (HR)
- Patient Care and Management (PC)
- Product Safety (PS)
- Patient Records (PR)
- Performance Management and Improvement (PM)
- Facility Safety and Management (FS)
- Claims and Billing Compliance (CB)
- Patient Care Accreditation Pre-Application Checklist
- Resources
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Patient Care Facility Accreditation Guide
October 2026
Announcing and Promoting Your Accreditation
ABC encourages accredited facilities to announce their achievement to patients, referral sources, and insurers.
Logo/Advertising Language
Accredited facilities may use the ABC logo on business cards, letterheads, invoices, websites, and marketing materials. Logo files are available through the facility’s MY ABC account.
Press Releases
ABC encourages facilities to publicize accreditation status and provides a sample press release through the online Resource Pack.
Public Information Requests
ABC will release accreditation status, accredited programs, and accreditation dates to the public without written authorization or notification. Accredited facility information is also available in the online ABC Directory, which can be used for primary source verification.
Facilities must accurately describe the programs, services, and physical address for which they are accredited and comply with ABC Logo Guidelines. False or misleading advertising is noncompliance and may result in penalties up to and including revocation. Locations that have not received accreditation must state in advertising and marketing that they are NOT ABC Accredited.
