We understand how difficult it can be to find a high-quality luxury rehabilitation centre. While
many treatment centres may throw well-being jargon at you, there are a few key markers to
look out for. One such marker is the rehab’s regulatory and accreditation standard
Regulatory Bodies:
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
Accreditation Bodies:
Swiss Society for Quality in Medicine (SSQM)
Swiss Society for Quality in Healthcare (SSQH)
Regulatory Bodies:
French Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
The Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS)
Accreditation Bodies:
The Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS)
Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS)
Agence Nationale de l’Accréditation et de
‘Evaluation en Santé (ANAES)
Regulatory Bodies:
German Social Security Code (SGB)
Federal Joint Committee (G-BA).
Accreditation Bodies:
The German Rehabilitation Council (DRV)
The German Society for Addiction Research and
Addiction Therapy (DG-Sucht)
The German Federal Association for Rehabilitation (BAR)
The German Society of Addiction Medicine
(DG-Suchtmedizin)
Regulatory Bodies:
Accreditation Bodies:
The National Accreditation for Inpatient
Rehabilitation (NAIR)
The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
The Healthcare Accreditation Council (HAC)
The British Association for the Study of Addictive
Behaviours and Dependences (BASCD)
Regulatory Bodies:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)The Care Quality Commission
Accreditation Bodies:
The Joint Commission.
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF)
National Association of Addiction Treatment
Providers (NAATP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
National Accreditation Commission (NACC)
Council on Accreditation (COA)
Our list outlines the key regulatory and accreditation bodies to look out for, but this list is by no means exhaustive. To find
out if a treatment centre ticks the necessary boxes, you can usually find the bodies logo on their homepage, or you can contact them directly
A legitimate treatment centre will be happy to explain how it obtained its accreditation and adheres to its country’s regulatory standards.