About psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy accreditation
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy may be a part of a comprehensive care plan for patients with certain psychiatric disorders. Under the Mental Health Services Protection Regulation, this therapy must be provided within a CPSA-accredited medical facility by a psychiatrist or a physician in consultation with a psychiatrist.
Information for new psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy facilities
Assessing new facilities
We assess new facilities before they open to the public. Facilities have to register with us to start the process.
Apply to be accredited
If you would like your facility to provide psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, it must first be assessed and accredited by CPSA. When your facility is ready to start providing this therapy, let us know and we’ll schedule and perform an on-site assessment to either accredit you or ask you to make some improvements.
If you’re a medical director of a new facility and you’ve already registered with us, we recommend reviewing the Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy New Facility Accreditation Program Guide to prepare for your assessment.
Information for existing psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy facilities
Changes to your PAPT facility?
Are you planning to…
- move your facility?
- close your facility?
- change the name of your facility?
- change your medical director?
- change facility owners?
- change the contact information for your facility?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to notify us by filling in the Change to an Accredited Facility form below. We’ll review the information you share and let you know if you need to be re-assessed.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy fees
Learn more about facility registration fees, annual fees, assessment fees and post-renovation/facility relocation assessment fees.
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy FAQs
All FAQsDoes a patient need a referral for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy?
Yes, patients require a referral from their physician to be treated at a psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy facility.
How do I get SharePoint access for my psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy facility assessment?
If you’re currently involved in the assessment process, you should have received credentials from CPSA to access a confidential SharePoint site where all your assessment information is stored and shared with you. Lost your credentials? Contact papt@cpsa.ab.ca.
How do I get a copy of the psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy standards?
The standards are available to facilities once they have registered for assessment.
What should I expect during an assessment of my psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy facility?
You can continue caring for patients while your facility is being assessed by a CPSA Assessment Coordinator, who will be in and out of your facility during the day. You may find it helpful to have an extra person on staff during your assessment. To make the process as smooth as possible, we also collect information about your facility before your assessment.
About our standards
CPSA accreditation standards are based on input from field experts, best practices and research by other regulators, standard-setting bodies and industry associations. Access the standards by registering your facility for assessment.
While accreditation decisions are made by the CPSA Medical Facility Accreditation Committee, CPSA Council approves all of our accreditation standards.
If you are the medical director of an accredited facility, or if your facility is undergoing accreditation, you may access our standards through our secure SharePoint site.
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