Define requirements
CHSPS publishes controlled accreditation standards and maintains them through documented standards-development, review, public-comment and revision processes.
About the Commission
About CHSPS
The Commission for Health, Safety & Professional Standards, Inc. (CHSPS), formerly the Commission for Professional Credentialing and Standards, is an independent nonprofit standards and accreditation organization built around transparent requirements, evidence-based review, independent decisions and public verification.
Organization501(c)(3) nonprofit
Current edition2026.1
Accreditation pathways11
Active program codes16
Mission & role01 · Standards 02 · Review 03 · Decision 04 · Verification
Standards that can be inspected. Decisions that can be separated from sales.
CHSPS advances health, safety and professional trust by publishing transparent standards and independently evaluating defined certification programs, education providers, courses, work-based learning programs and specialty quality systems against those requirements.
The Commission’s role is institutional assurance. CHSPS does not ask the public to trust a seal, a marketing claim or an applicant’s self-description by itself. Current standards, program status, governance controls and accreditation verification are maintained as separate public records so a claim can be checked against the controlling source.
Evaluate evidence
Qualified, conflict-screened reviewers evaluate the defined scope and evidence against the applicable standards. Technical review informs the record; it does not itself grant accreditation.
Separate final authority
An Accreditation Decision Committee makes accreditation decisions from the completed record. Applicant-support and review functions do not control the final decision.
Publish current status
A final accreditation decision may be represented publicly only within the approved scope and current verification record. Program availability and organization accreditation status are separate questions.
Institutional boundariesCHSPS does not issue professional licenses. CHSPS does not certify individual practitioners. CHSPS does not guarantee accreditation. CHSPS does not treat program availability as applicant accreditation. CHSPS does not extend scope by implication. CHSPS does not claim external recognition without a record.
What CHSPS does not claim to be
Clear boundaries are part of accreditation credibility. The Commission’s public claims are intentionally narrower than the work of governments, licensing boards, certification bodies and the organizations CHSPS evaluates.
Licensure is a governmental or statutory function. CHSPS is not a government agency and does not replace a licensing authority.
CHSPS accredits defined programs and systems. An individual credential, certificate or certification is issued by the responsible credentialing or education program.
Eligibility, education, membership, payment, sponsorship or preparation activity does not predetermine an accreditation decision.
An active CHSPS pathway means the route is available under a current standard. Only a final decision with a current verification record establishes accredited status for a particular scope.
An accreditation decision applies only to the organization, program, system, version or defined scope shown in the current public record.
Employer, association, procurement, policy or other external recognition should be represented only when a current source documents the relationship, scope and limitations.
Independence by structureCorporate oversight Standards governance Technical evidence Final accreditation Due process
Different functions have different authority.
CHSPS separates corporate oversight, standards governance, technical review, accreditation decisions and appeals so that no single commercial, applicant-support or review function controls the entire outcome.
Board of Commissioners
Provides fiduciary and organizational oversight. The Board does not vote on individual accreditation cases.
Standards Council
Maintains standards through controlled proposals, technical review, public comment, disposition and revision.
Reviewers & specialists
Evaluate evidence and technical conformity under conflict, confidentiality and authorization controls.
Decision Committee
Five qualified voting members; quorum of four conflict-free voting members. It decides status from the completed record.
Appeals Panel
A case-specific independent panel is drawn from the Appeals Pool with no role in the original review or decision.
The practical firewall
Standards writers define requirements. Reviewers evaluate evidence. Applicant-support personnel may explain process but do not decide the case. The Accreditation Decision Committee makes the accreditation decision. Appeals are assigned independently from the original review and decision.
Current public infrastructure17current normative standards: CORE-100 plus 16 program / defined-offering standards 11accreditation pathways: 5 general and 6 specialty 12CPDS core performance measures in the published measurement framework 4published technical notes in the current 2026.1 series
What CHSPS has published today
These counts describe CHSPS-controlled standards and technical infrastructure. They are not a count of accredited organizations and should not be interpreted as one.
The current standards portfolio also includes five defined offering standards for narrower endorsements, Certified Systems, provider supplements and scope modules. Together, the 11 accreditation pathways and five defined offerings make up 16 active program codes under Edition 2026.1.
Institutional transparencyIdentity Requirements Availability Accreditation status Governance Accountability
Do not rely on the About page alone.
Each public record has a different job. Use the source that controls the question you are trying to answer.
Organization Facts
Legal identity, mission, program families, status rules and current institutional reference information.
Open official facts →Standards Registry
The controlling index for current normative standards, editions and effective dates.
Open registry →Program Status
Which CHSPS pathways and defined offerings are currently active and which standards govern them.
Check program status →Verify Accreditation
The public source for determining whether a specific organization, program or system holds a current CHSPS accreditation record and scope.
Verify a record →Governance bodies & seat structure
Body responsibilities, seats, terms, quorum rules, conflict safeguards and separation of authority. Office holders are confirmed on request at info@chsps.org.
Inspect governance →Trust Center
Public routes to governance, actions, complaints, claims controls, funding disclosures and institutional accountability.
Open Trust Center →Different audiences, different questions
Where to go next
Organizational leaders
Understand scope, cost, evidence, independence and authorization before committing resources.
Executive due diligence →Employers & the public
Verify status and scope before relying on an accreditation claim in hiring, policy or procurement.
Verification guide →Candidates & learners
Understand what program accreditation means, who issues your credential and where concerns should go.
Candidate & learner guide →Standards participants
Review public-comment, standards-development and technical-panel participation routes.
Standards development →Public accountability
Inspect the record before you rely on a claim.
CHSPS is designed so that institutional identity, standards, governance, program availability and accreditation status can be checked in the appropriate public record rather than inferred from an About page or seal alone.