Publications
Everything ICPCAS publishes, in one catalog: the standards and discipline requirements, templates and rubrics, guidance for programs, public reports, and every draft currently open for comment. All of it free. The web catalog is the index; the PDF is the authoritative text.
Accreditation Standards for Professional Care Education Programs
The inaugural edition, adopted after a 60-day public comment period that drew 41 submissions and three pilot reviews. Includes the Must / Should / May convention, evidence requirements for every criterion, and the standards-development procedure.
- Companion: Discipline Requirements, Perinatal Care Division
- Companion: Self-Study Template and Reviewer Rubric
- Public comment summary and responses published alongside
Twelve publications, three shelves
Eight standards, 43 criteria, with evidence requirements. The authoritative text.
Hour minimums, practicum, instructor credentials, assessment and scope statements for ten disciplines.
Fillable template, one section per standard, with an evidence checklist and page limits.
The scoring rubric reviewers apply, published so programs are judged by rules they can read.
How to organize evidence, common gaps, and what reviewers are looking for in each standard.
Model language and examples for each discipline, with the referral criteria reviewers expect.
Meeting criteria 4.2 and 4.4 when instruction is remote: observed skills, integrity, proctoring.
Model pre-enrollment disclosure, refund policy, grievance procedure and accommodation process.
Activities, accreditation actions, finances, audit and conflict-of-interest summary. First edition after year one.
Every grant, condition, deferral, denial, withdrawal and appeal outcome. Updated as actions occur.
Approved minutes of all regular meetings; confidential items in summary.
Landscape survey of training programs in the perinatal disciplines: hours, formats, languages, cost.
Drafts open for public comment
Every new or revised standard, discipline requirement or policy is posted for at least 60 days. All comments are published with the Standards Committee's response. Anyone may comment.
| Opened | Document | What is proposed | Closes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Date] | Discipline Requirements: Midlife Care Division (draft 1) | Menopause coach discipline: hours, practicum, instructor credentials, scope statement. | [Date + 60] | Open |
| [Date] | Discipline Requirements: End-of-Life Care Division (draft 1) | End-of-life doula discipline: hours, practicum, instructor credentials, scope statement. | [Date + 60] | Open |
| 2026 | Accreditation Standards (2026 public draft) | Inaugural standards. 41 comments received. | 2026 | Closed · adopted as 2027.1 |
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How ICPCAS publishes
- Free, always. No publication is sold or paywalled. Standards you are held to must be free to read.
- Versioned. Every document has a code and edition; superseded editions stay available so a program can see what applied to it.
- Open comment first. Nothing binding is adopted without a published draft, a comment period and a published response.
- Licensed for reuse. Guidance documents and templates are released under a Creative Commons Attribution licence; standards may be quoted and reproduced with attribution and without alteration.
- Translated. Standards and discipline requirements are published in English first and in Spanish and Mandarin within six months of adoption; the English text governs in any discrepancy.
About publications
Can we reproduce the standards in our own materials?
Yes, with attribution and without alteration. You may quote, excerpt or reproduce the standards in full in student handbooks, self-studies and internal documents. You may not present an altered version as the ICPCAS standard.
Which version is authoritative, web or PDF?
The PDF with the document code. The web version of the standards is maintained to match, and where they differ the PDF governs. Each PDF states its edition and effective date on the cover.
Are translations official?
Spanish and Mandarin translations of the standards and discipline requirements are official ICPCAS publications and may be used for self-studies in those languages. The English text governs in any discrepancy.
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Can I request a publication in an accessible format?
Yes. All PDFs are tagged for screen readers. Large-print or alternative formats are provided on request within ten business days.
Do you publish the names of commenters?
Comments are published with the commenter's organization and role, or as “individual practitioner” or “member of the public”. Names are published only with consent.