MARADMINS : 696/13
R 301417Z DEC 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 696/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACCREDITATION PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DODI 1342.22/YMD:20120703//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON MF/YMD:20120326//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON MF/YMD:20110411//
NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 1342.22 MILITARY FAMILY READINESS. REF B IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1754.11 MARINE CORPS FAMILY ADVOCACY AND GENERAL COUNSELING PROGRAM. REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 5300.17 MARINE CORPS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM.//
POC/LISA MCKENNA/CIV/UNIT:MFC/-/TEL:(703) 784-9090//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE MARINE CORPS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. EXTERNAL ACCREDITATION IS MANDATED, PER REF A. TO DATE, ALL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING CENTERS (SACC) ARE ACCREDITED. THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL MOVE TOWARD NATIONALLY ACCREDITED ENDORSEMENT INCLUDING COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA).
2. THE MARINE CORPS IS INSTITUTING A THREE-TIERED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, TO ENSURE MARINE CORPS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, COMPLIANT WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND CREATE CONDITIONS THAT PROMOTE WELLNESS AND OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING. THE TIERS WILL BE SEQUENTIAL WITH EACH TIER PREPARING THE INSTALLATION FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE NEXT TIER. THE END STATE WILL BE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED MARINE CORPS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EVIDENCE-BASED CARE.
3. HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC), MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION (MF), QUALITY ASSURANCE SECTION (MFCO-3) DEVELOPED A STANDARDIZED DESK REFERENCE THAT ALIGNS TO EXTERNAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND SUPPORTS CONTINUAL READINESS. THE DESK REFERENCE IS BASED ON EXISTING POLICIES, PER REF B AND C, FOR CLIENT CARE. THE DESK REFERENCE IS LOCATED AT THE EHQMC SHAREPOINT (SP) SITE: HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)EHQMC.USMC.MIL/SITES/FAMILY/MFC/ DEFAULT.ASPX.
4. THE THREE TIERS CONSIST OF:
A. TIER I INSTALLATION SELF-STUDIES. LOCAL INSTALLATIONS SHALL USE THE HQMC (MF) DESK REFERENCE TO CONDUCT ANNUAL SELF-STUDIES. ANNUAL SELF-STUDIES WILL OCCUR ON AN APPROPRIATED FUNDS FISCAL YEAR BASIS. RESULTS OF THE SELF-STUDIES, TO INCLUDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF COMPLETION VIA THE EHQMC SP SITE. THESE SELF-STUDIES WILL ALERT THE INSTALLATION TO ANY DEFICIENCIES WITH RESPECT TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND ALLOW THE INSTALLATION TO REMEDY THOSE DEFICIENCIES AND MANAGE ONGOING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES. SELF-STUDIES WILL PREPARE THE INSTALLATION FOR HQMC (MF) ON-SITE REVIEWS.
B. TIER II HQMC (MF) ON-SITE REVIEWS. MFCO-3 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING HQMC (MF) LEVEL ON-SITE REVIEWS OF MARINE CORPS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. MFCO-3 ON-SITE REVIEWS WILL FOLLOW THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN THE HQMC (MF) DESK REFERENCE. ON-SITE REVIEWS WILL BE TIMED SO THAT THEY ASSIST THE INSTALLATIONS TO PREPARE FOR EXTERNAL ACCREDITATION. HQMC (MF) WILL BEGIN ON-SITE REVIEWS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014.
C. TIER III EXTERNAL ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION SITE SURVEYS. INDEPENDENT ACCREDITATION BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ENSURES THAT THE QUALITY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MARINE CORPS ARE COMPARABLE TO THAT OF OUR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS. SINCE MANY ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRE RE-ACCREDITATION PERIODICALLY, EXTERNAL SITE SURVEYS WILL TAKE PLACE ON A PRE-DETERMINED CYCLE.
5. THE THREE-TIERED ACCREDITATION PROGRAM WILL ALLOW MARINES, SAILORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO RECEIVE CONSISTENT AND HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES REGARDLESS OF DUTY STATION OR LOCATION.
6. RESPECTIVE POLICIES WILL BE UPDATED TO OUTLINE SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. INSTALLATIONS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, SHOULD CONTACT THE POC, L. MCKENNA.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//