Accreditation Fee Schedule

Other Fees:

• $10 Certificate Replacement Fee for lost or additional copies of Award Certificates
• $250 Citation Fee for programs out of compliance
• $100 Director Change (for Awarded Programs)
• $15 Electronic Document Copy Fee for submitted Annual Report, Plan of Action, Request for Validation Visit, Past Completed Validation Visit Paperwork (Requesting Copy)
• $25 Electronic PDF version of the Accreditation Manual
• $60 Hard Copy of the Accreditation Manual (Discount Available for Current Self-Study and Awarded Programs) Currently unavailable due to COVID-19 pandemic
• $25 Hard Copy Submission Processing Fee (For Mailing in Reports and Documentation; additional charges will apply for documentation exceeding 375 pages)
• $50 Late Fee for late paperwork submission
• $35 Missing Paperwork Fee
• $200 Ownership Change Fee
• $100 Plan of Action Review Fee (for Awarded Programs)
• $250 Plan of Action Review Fee (for Deferred Programs)
• $100 Program Name Change Fee
• $200 Program Relocation Fee
• $100 Suspension Fee
• Variable Fee for Relocation/Expansion/Re-visit – Contact the Accreditation Office for an invoice
• Variable Fee to Reschedule Validation Visit – Contact the Accreditation Office for an invoice
• Various other special circumstances fees exist.  Contact the Accreditation Office with questions

Payment Options

You have multiple options for submitting payments. Payment for reports and documentation is due within 45 days of paperwork submission. Paperwork will not be reviewed until payment is complete; delays may negatively affect your program’s accreditation. Failure to make payments in a timely manner will incur a citation fee.

1. Pay Online with a Credit Card

Click on the appropriate fee above. Check out through our secure online store. If you know your login information, log in to auto-fill your program’s information. If you do not know your login, you can still proceed. Please ensure identifying information for the program is included to properly credit your account. Print a copy of the receipt for the program’s records and send one with the paperwork as payment confirmation.

2. Pay Online with E-Check

> Click here to access our e-check payment portal.

If you have an invoice number (from one of our official invoices only), you can type it in the Reference field, or if you are making a payment ahead of an official invoice, you can enter the name of the program, address of the program, and what the payment is for (Annual Report, Plan of Action, etc.). Returned checks will incur a $25 fee.

3. Pay by Purchase Order/Request an Invoice

E-mail Accounts Receivable at [email protected] with the purchase order or request for an invoice.

Call Accounts Receivable directly at 512.551.0857.

Questions regarding payments? Reach out to us at: [email protected]