The following SAMHSA-approved accrediting bodies work to ensure that OTPs meet specific, nationally accepted standards for providing medications for substance use disorders:
CARF International
6951 East Southpoint Road
Tucson, AZ 85756-9407
To speak with the OTP accreditation
resource specialist for your state:
888-281-6531
520-495-7077 (TTY)
520-318-1129 (Fax)
Emily Hosea (ext. 7193)
[email protected]
Council on Accreditation
45 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10006
JeRae’ Sommersell, Accreditation Coordinator
212-871-1051
[email protected]
The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
630-792-5800
630-792-5005 (Fax)
Peter Vance, LPCC, CPHQ
630-792-5788
[email protected]
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Division of Behavioral Health (DBH)
1706 East Elm Street
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Andrea Kimball, M.S., LPC
[email protected]
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
1145 W. Diversey Parkway
Chicago, IL 60614
773-880-1460 (ext. 252)
Robert Simon, Director of Accreditation – Mental Health and OTP
[email protected]
Washington State Department of Health
Health Services Quality Assurance
P.O. Box 47874
Olympia, WA 98504-7874
360-236-4852
360-236-4634 (Administrative Assistant)
Trent Kelly, Executive Director
[email protected]