Accreditation, Licensure & Certification

Kennedy Krieger Institute complies with standards, regulations and guidelines of accreditation organizations and regulatory agencies.

Accreditations

• The Joint Commission (TJC)

  • Hospital

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit
  • Neurobehavioral Unit (NBU)
  • Pediatric Feeding Disorders Unit
  • Specialized Transition Program (STP)
  • Community Rehabilitation Program
  • Child and Family Support Program (CFSP)
  • Comprehensive Therapy Center (CTC)
  • Family Support Services (FSS)

• College of American Pathologists (CAP)

  • Genetics Laboratory (Biochemical Genetics, Cytogenetics, Peroxisomal Diseases)

Licenses

• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Office of Health Care Quality

  • Hospital (Pediatric and Rehabilitation)
  • Genetics Laboratory

• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Developmental Disabilities Administration

  • Family Support Services
  • PACT - Growing Together
  • Therapeutic Foster Care

• Maryland Department of Human Resources

  Social Services Administration

  • Therapeutic Foster Care

Certifications

• Maryland State Department of Education

  • Kennedy Krieger School: Fairmount Campus
  • Kennedy Krieger School: Greenspring Campus
  • Kennedy Krieger School: Montgomery County Campus
  • Kennedy Krieger at Southern High School (Anne Arundel County)

• Maryland State Department of Education 

  Office of Childcare

  • Achievements
  • PACT - Therapeutic Nursery; World of Care
  • Southeast Early Head Start

• US Department of Health and Human Services

  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CLIA

  • Genetics Laboratory

  In addition, Kennedy Krieger Institute maintains compliance with other regulatory bodies such as Medicaid and Medicare. Individuals, departments and programs meet standards set by those agencies and organizations appropriate to their fields of endeavor.