Q5. Are government-operated facilities, including county-operated facilities, required to have any of the following in order to provide residential juvenile justice or rehabilitation services to youth?

  Required for all Required for most Required for some Not required Don't know No response Total
Number
of States
a. State license to provide a residence for youth 10 6 5 21 1 0 43
b. State license to provide specific services (e.g., correction or rehabilitation services) 8 6 5 23 1 0 43
c. State certification to provide specific services (e.g., correction or rehabilitation services) 8 3 7 23 1 0 42
d. State certification to provide education 30 1 0 9 2 1 43
e. Independent accreditation to provide services, such as Council on Accreditation (COA), Commission on Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) 4 1 7 29 2 0 43