Joint Accreditation Review Committee (Joint ARC)

Annual Reporting Information and Resources

Joint Accreditation uses the information collected in JA-PARS to support reviews that are part of the process for reaccreditation and progress report reviews. In addition, Joint Accreditation uses data from JA-PARS to produce reports as a service to jointly accredited providers and other stakeholders.

1. Accept the terms for the Joint Accreditation annual agreement, located on the dashboard in JA-PARS under the “Agreement” page. Each year, all jointly accredited providers are asked to accept the annual agreement regarding data submission and compliance with Joint Accreditation policies and procedures.
2. Enter and close all activities that ended in 2022. For non-enduring material activity formats, providers are encouraged to enter activities that started in 2022 and are remaining active into 2023.
3. Enter all enduring material activities that occurred in 2022, if you have not already. For those that are continuing into the next year, update the total learner counts as of December 31, 2022. Enduring materials should remain open until the end date, which may be up to three years from the start date. Once you have entered the enduring material, you will only need to update learner counts each year thereafter.
4. Complete and submit your program summary, located on the dashboard in JA-PARS.
5. Review and update your contact information. You can do this by clicking “Back to Accreditation Management” in the top right section of the JA-PARS dashboard.

Questions? We’re happy to help. Please contact  [email protected].

Resources

• Annual Reporting Checklist: See this guide for a detailed list of steps and information about year-end reporting.
• Activity Excel File Upload Instructions for Learner Count Updates PDF 
• Activity Excel File Template for Learner Counts: CE
• Activity Excel File Template for Learner Counts: CE and MOC
• How-to Video: Preparing to Close Activities for Annual Reporting in PARS
• Annual Reporting Webinars: We hosted webinars to answer questions about annual reporting in JA-PARS. The webinar recording is available here, and the slides are available here.

Probation is given to jointly acredited providers that have serious problems meeting the Joint Accreditation requirements. Providers on Probation are required to submit progress reports. Jointly accredited providers may have their status changed to Probation if their progress reports do not demonstrate correction of noncompliance issues. Most providers on Probation implement improvements quickly, return to a status of Joint Accreditation, and sustain compliance. Providers cannot remain on Probation for longer than two years.

Providers that successfully achieve Joint Accreditation with Commendation may be awarded a six-year accreditation term. The six-year term will be available only to providers that achieve Commendation; providers that demonstrate compliance with JAC 1–12, but do not demonstrate compliance with the commendation criteria, will receive a four-year term. Organizations are eligible to seek Joint Accreditation with Commendation if they are currently jointly accredited or they are seeking initial joint accreditation and have been previously accredited by at least one of the following: ACCME, ACPE, or ANCC.