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News and Announcements

 

Posted 7/22/2010

 

Interpretive Guidelines for the 2010 Standards

Interpretive Guidelines are now available to provide programs with specific information to facilitate the self-study review and on-site visit process and to assist programs in demonstrating their compliance with the 2010 Accreditation Standards for the Profession of Respiratory Care.

Reposted 6/5/2010

 

New Standards Went Into Effect on June 1, 2010

The Accreditation Standards for the Profession of Respiratory Care have been approved by the Board of Commissioners at its meeting on November 13, 2009 and are available HERE.  These Standards have been adopted by the AARC, ACCP, ATS, and ASA.

 

CoARC has published a document comparing the 2003 CAAHEP Standards with the 2010 CoARC Standards for use as a guide in the transition.

 

Posted

5/7/2010 

Revised Accreditation Policies Released

CoARC has revised its accreditation policies which went into effect 
on June 1, 2010.

Click here for more information.

 

Posted 4/19/2010

 

 

2009 CoARC Year in Review Newsletter

[Published on April 19th, 2010]

 

Posted 4/16/2010

 

Why Will CoARC Use the CRT Exam as its Measure of Exam-Based Program Outcome?

[Position Statement Approved by the CoARC Board on March 13th, 2010]

 

CLICK HERE for an FAQ document related to exam-based outcomes.

 

Posted 4/16/2010

 

CoARC Fee Schedule Changes for 2011 Announced

At its March Board meeting, the CoARC Board approved an increase in its fees for certain accreditation services.  These fee changes will be in effect as of January 1, 2011 and will be reflected in  invoices scheduled for distribution in November 2010. 


For more information,
CLICK HERE

Posted 3/31/2010

 

CoARC Becomes a Member of ASPA

On March 28th, the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care was accepted into membership in the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA).

For more information on ASPA, CLICK HERE

Posted 11/20/2009

 

Revised Resource Assessment Matrix (RAM) posted to the website,
CLICK HERE

 

Posted 11/20/2009

 

Revised Evaluation Survey Instruments posted to the website,
CLICK HERE

 

 

Posted 11/20/2009

 

Revised Progress Reports have been posted to the website for use in responding to CoARC program action letters. For more details, CLICK HERE

 

 

Posted 11/12/2009

 

CoARC Becomes a Freestanding Accreditor

The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care became a freestanding accreditor of respiratory care programs as of November 12, 2009.

For more details, CLICK HERE

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