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The Office of Licensure and Certification has provided these web links of interest as a service to our web site visitors. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement or approval from either The Office of Licensure and Certification or the Virginia Department of Health.<\/p>\n

Associations<\/a>\u00a0| General Interest<\/a> |\u00a0Government<\/a>\u00a0| Health Care Decisions<\/a> |\u00a0Long Term Care<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Specialty<\/a><\/p>\n

ACCREDITATION
\n<\/strong>Approved Accreditation Organization Contacts for Prospective Clients<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

ASSOCIATIONS<\/strong>
\nAmerican Health Care Association<\/a>
\nAmerican Medical Association<\/a>
\nVirginia Association for Health Plans<\/a>
\nVirginia Association of Home Care and Hospice<\/a>
\nVirginia Association for Hospice<\/a>
\nVirginia Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging<\/a>
\nVirginia Health Care Association<\/a>
\nVirginia Hospital & Healthcare Association<\/a><\/p>\n

GENERAL INTEREST<\/strong>
\nAdvanced Cancer Care Planning<\/a>
\nAmerican Pain Foundation<\/a>
\nAntimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings<\/a>
\nEMTALA<\/a>National Council on Aging<\/a>
\nVDH Office of Epidemiology<\/a>
\nVirginia Health Information<\/a><\/p>\n

GOVERNMENT<\/strong>
\nAdministration on Aging<\/a>
\nCenters for Disease Control<\/a>
\nCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services<\/a>
\nHealth Finder<\/a>
\nNational Center for Health Statistics<\/a>
\nMedicare Quality Initiative<\/a> (scroll down to Quality Initiatives\/Pateint Assessment Instruments)
\nNursing Home Quality Initiatives<\/a>
\nProvider Enrollment United Government Services \u2013 LLC<\/a>
\nVirginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitation Services<\/a>
\nVirginia Department of Medical Assistance Services<\/a>
\nVirginia Department of Social Services<\/a>
\nU.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research<\/a>
\nU.S. Code of Federal Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n

HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
\n<\/strong>Advanced Directive Form<\/a>
\nVirginia State Bar Health Care Decisions<\/a>
\nNational Health Care Decisions <\/a>
\nVirginia Advance Directive Registry <\/a>
\nControl Your Care<\/a><\/p>\n

LONG TERM CARE <\/strong>
\nAdvancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes<\/a>
\nAging With Dignity<\/a>
\nBenefits Checkup<\/a>
\nLong Term Care Provider<\/a>
\nSenior Navigator<\/a><\/p>\n

SPECIALTY<\/strong>
\nCenter for Advanced Palliative Care<\/a>
\nKCER Coalition<\/a>
\nVirginia Health Quality Center<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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