Licensure and Certification of Private Facilities Receiving No Government Funds

20. Does your agency license or certify private facilities that plan to provide residential health, mental health, or substance abuse services to youth aged 12-17 and receive no government funds (e.g., faith-based and other private facilities that are totally funded by the private sector)?
(Check only one answer.)
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4. (Click here to go to Question 22.)
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21. Which, if any, of the following types of initial licensure does your agency provide to private facilities that plan to provide residential health, mental health, or substance abuse services to youth aged 12-17 and receive no government funds (e.g., faith-based and other private facilities that are totally funded by the private sector)?
(Check one for each row.)
    Our agency provides Our agency does not provide Don't know No response
21a. License to operate a business
21b. License to provide a residence for youth
21c. License to provide specific health, mental health, or substance abuse services
21d. Certification to provide specific health, mental health, or substance abuse services
   

22. Does your agency require licensure or certification of private facilities that plan to provide residential health, mental health, or substance abuse services to youth aged 12-17 and receive no government funds (e.g., faith-based and other private facilities that are totally funded by the private sector)?
(Check only one answer.)
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4. (Click here to go to Question 24.)
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23. Which, if any, of the following types of initial licensure or certification does your agency require for private facilities that plan to provide residential health, mental health, or substance abuse services to youth aged 12-17 and receive no government funds (e.g., faith-based and other private facilities that are totally funded by the private sector)?
(Check one for each row.)
    Required Not required Don't know No response
23a. State or local license to operate a business
23b. State license to provide a residence for youth
23c. State license to provide specific health, mental health, or substance abuse services
23d. State certification to provide specific health, mental health, or substance abuse services
23e. State certification to provide education
23f. Independent accreditation to provide services, such as Council on Accreditation (COA), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
   


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