FEES: Renewal applications: $1,100 for the main site. $100 for each additional multi-site. Please note: There is no fee for expansion sites. Programs may add an unlimited number of expansion sites with no additional fee. The application will calculate the fee based on the type of application you choose and/or the number of sites
Application ResourcesPlease email ERP@diabetes.org or call 1.888.232.0822 to reach an Education Recognition Program staff member.
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(ERP) requires all recognized programs to complete an ASR during the anniversary month of their ADA Recognition. The ASR becomes available to the program coordinator 30 days prior to the programs anniversary date and remains available 60 days after.
ASR Resources:
An audit is a randomly selected onsite visit that allows the Education Recognition Program to verify a Recognized entity was compliant with the National Standard’s criteria at the time of most recent application and has remained compliant during the current recognition cycle.
Audit Preparation Resources
ERP services can be randomly chosen for an audit by ADA or CMS (Centers of Medicare and Medicaid) If you are chosen by CMS for an audit: Integrated Management Strategies (IMS) is the contracting organization that will contact you via email. There are very specific ways to get ready for CMS audits.
2024 ADA & CMS Audit Preparation Q/A WebinarPresented by Uzma Quraishi with the ADA and Kelley Moultry with IMS. (Recorded February 9, 2024)
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Policies & ProceduresFree Resources to Promote Your Program:
Programs have access to all of the Recognition benefits including access to Chronicle Diabetes before Applying for Recognition.
If your service plans on submitting an application for Recognition within the next six months, please submit an ERP onboarding form. The Quality Coordinator will receive an email containing the ERP Portal login credentials along with the application instructions within 24–48 hours.
The changes below can all be made through the ERP Portal by the Quality Coordinator or the Assistant Coordinator:
The ADA ERP Office must be notified of a change in Quality Coordinator via the Change of Quality Coordinator Form within 30 days.
If there has been a substantive change in the program such as a site closing, site moving to another sponsor or changes in sponsor relationship please email ERP@diabetes.org and include your program ID# in the message. (Depending on the change, you may be sent an Interim Status Report which will allow you to provide additional details about the program change.)
Change of Quality Coordinator Form
A program may add an additional site(s) at any time during the programs Recognition cycle. Each DSME program has a primary multi-site. Other sites can be added to the primary multi-site as multi-sites or expansion sites. Expansion sites can extend from any of the programs multi sites. It is crucial to review the addition of program sites with your hospital or practice compliance office prior to submitting an application.
For assistance with submitting an additional site application within the portal please download the Additional Site Instructions
Expansion Sites
Expansion sites are additional locations that offer the same program as the parent site they are expanding from.
Each component below must be the same as the parent site:
Expansion Site FAQ:
Multi-Sites
Multi-Sites are additional locations that are able to operate semi-independently from the primary site.
Each component below can be different or the same as the parent site:
Multi-Site FAQ:
Additional Site Application Resources
Note: The definition for additional sites includes the following statement: one sponsoring organization that supports diabetes education services at multiple sites (more than one address) within a state or within 100 miles of neighboring states.