One current edition
Current requirements are consolidated under Edition 2026.1 instead of requiring applicants to reconcile active requirements across multiple edition years.
Current edition · effective August 19, 2026
Edition 2026.1: the current CHSPS accreditation portfolio
Edition 2026.1 brings the current CHSPS standards architecture into one controlled edition: 17 normative standards supporting 16 active program codes across general accreditation, specialty accreditation and defined offerings.
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What Edition 2026.1 actually represents
Edition 2026.1 is the current controlled standards set for the CHSPS portfolio. Its 17 normative documents consist of the shared CHSPS Core Requirements, CHSPS-CORE-100, plus one current standard for each of the 16 active program codes.
The portfolio is deliberately layered rather than flat. Eleven codes are accreditation pathways: five general pathways and six specialty pathways. Five additional codes are defined offering standards for narrower endorsements, Certified Systems, provider supplements or scope modules.
What is genuinely new in 2026? Work-Based Learning & Competency Program Accreditation (WBL / CHSPS-WBL-450) was introduced on June 20, 2026 and became effective with Edition 2026.1 on August 19. The rest of the portfolio reflects programs developed across earlier years and carried forward into the current edition.
One shared core
CORE-100 supplies common governance, evidence, impartiality, claims and lifecycle controls while program standards add scope-specific requirements.
One public record
The Standards Registry and Program Status pages remain the controlling public sources for the current edition, scope and status.
2026 milestonesComment and disposition workflow Verification and mark controls Accountability disclosures WBL introduced Edition 2026.1 activated Applicant and trust guidance expanded
The operating milestones around Edition 2026.1
The edition sits inside a broader 2026 sequence of standards-governance, verification, accountability and portfolio actions. These milestones help explain how the current edition reached its present form.
A standing process for standards comments, actions and disposition reporting was published.
Verification, seal use and public status claims were aligned around the current official record.
Governance, impartiality, funding and accountability disclosures were expanded.
Work-Based Learning & Competency Program Accreditation was introduced under CHSPS-WBL-450.
Published Aug 12, approved Aug 18 and effective Aug 19 across the current portfolio.
Public-accountability, applicant-help and My CHSPS guidance were connected more clearly to the current record.
Current portfolio map
Sixteen active program codes, organized by what CHSPS evaluates
The right route depends on the unit of assurance: a credentialing program, education system, course, specialized operating system, or a narrower defined offering. The code tells you the route; the approved scope tells you what is actually accredited or certified.
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General accreditation pathways
The primary unit of accreditation is the certification, education, course, certificate/micro-credential or work-based learning program.CERTCHSPS-CERT-200
Certification Program Accreditation
Professional certification programs that make individual certification decisions.
View current scope →EDPCHSPS-EDP-300
Education Provider Accreditation
Organizations that operate structured professional or continuing-education systems across defined offerings.
View current scope →COURSECHSPS-COURSE-400
Course Accreditation
One defined course or educational program, including its content, delivery, assessment and completion controls.
View current scope →ABCCHSPS-ABC-250
Assessment-Based Certificate & Micro-Credential Accreditation
Credential systems in which a defined assessment earns an assessment-based certificate, micro-credential or digital badge.
View current scope →WBLCHSPS-WBL-450
Work-Based Learning & Competency Program Accreditation
Structured workplace learning in which observed performance contributes to completion or competency decisions.
View current scope →6
Specialty accreditation pathways
Distinct assurance scopes for high-stakes assessment, remote examination, medication safety, workforce competency, clinical education and organizational AI governance.HSAICHSPS-HSAI-210
High-Stakes Assessment Integrity
Integrity across consequential assessment design, delivery, scoring, security, incidents and monitoring.
View current scope →REACHSPS-REA-220
Remote Examination Administration
Remote exam delivery, identity, proctoring, privacy, accommodations, technology failures and incident evidence.
View current scope →MSSCHSPS-MSS-310
Medication Safety Systems
Medication-use system governance, safety controls, incident learning, monitoring and corrective action.
View current scope →WCACHSPS-WCA-410
Healthcare Workforce Competency Assurance
Systems used to define, assess, maintain and act on workforce competency.
View current scope →CEQCHSPS-CEQ-510
Clinical Education Quality
Clinical and professional education quality, outcomes evidence, site oversight and continuous improvement.
View current scope →AIGCHSPS-AIG-610
AI Governance & Assurance
Organization-wide AI governance, validation, human oversight, change control, privacy, security and lifecycle assurance.
View current scope →5
Defined offering standards
Narrower add-ons, Certified Systems, provider supplements and scope modules that sit inside or alongside the broader accreditation architecture.HSAI-AICHSPS-HSAI-215
AI-Assisted Assessment Endorsement
AI-assisted functions inside a high-stakes assessment lifecycle, including scoring support, proctoring/risk flags and candidate-affecting decisions.
View current scope →APSCHSPS-APS-710
AI Proctoring & Assessment Technology Certification
A named AI-enabled proctoring, identity or assessment-monitoring technology system and version.
View current scope →ALTCHSPS-ALT-320
AI Learning & Tutor Assurance — Provider Supplement
Learner-facing AI used by an education provider within an approved education scope.
View current scope →ALTPCHSPS-ALT-720
AI Learning & Tutor Platform Certification
A named learner-facing AI platform reviewed as a Certified System.
View current scope →WCA-TELCHSPS-WCA-415
Telehealth Workforce Competency Scope
Telehealth-specific workforce competency assurance within a WCA scope.
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Three layers, different assurance purposes
General accreditation
Used when the principal unit under review is a certification program, education provider, course, assessment-based credential system or work-based learning program.
Specialty accreditation
Used when the assurance problem is a specialized system such as high-stakes assessment integrity, remote examination administration, medication safety, workforce competency, clinical education quality or organization-wide AI governance.
Defined offerings
Used for narrower assurance objects such as an AI-assessment endorsement, a named AI proctoring or learning system, a provider AI supplement, or a telehealth competency scope module.
Program code is not the same as accredited scope.
A code identifies the applicable CHSPS route. The public accreditation record identifies the actual organization, program, system, version or scope covered by a decision.
Accreditation does not attach to individual people.
CHSPS accredits defined programs and systems. Certification, certificates or other credentials held by individuals are issued by the credentialing or education program itself.
Why WBL matters in 2026
The new pathway closes a specific assurance gap
WBL exists for structured learning models in which competence is demonstrated partly through observed workplace performance. That includes apprenticeship, residency-style, supervised-practice and other structured work-based programs where completion or competency decisions depend on evidence gathered in the work setting.
The distinction matters because WBL is not simply another education-provider category and it does not accredit an employer as a whole. It gives CHSPS a defined review unit for the program architecture, supervision, evidence, competency decisions and governance surrounding work-based learning.
This is consistent with the broader portfolio design: new pathways are added when the object and evidence model are materially different enough to require their own assurance framework.
Current record governs
Use this article for context. Use the registries for decisions.
Edition 2026.1 is current and effective. For any application, procurement, verification or policy decision, confirm the applicable standard, program status and exact accredited scope in the controlling CHSPS public record.