Certified Urgent Care Center (CUC) Designation
Defining urgent care centers
What defines an urgent care center? UCAOA's Certified Urgent Care (CUC) designation answers that critical question.
Urgent Care facilities with the CUC designation will have:
- A Mark of Distinction - to educate your community and eliminate confusion with other kinds of providers
- A Tool for Negotiation - to provide a national benchmark for discussing higher fee schedules
- An Edge in Marketing - to clearly and effectively describe your level of services
Review the Criteria and Apply for Certification
Application Deadlines
Certification decisions are issued on a quarterly basis. Application deadlines for each decision quarter are below.
Applications must be in UCAOA's possession by these dates (these are not postmark dates).
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Quarter 1 |
Quarter 2 |
Quarter 3 |
Quarter 4 |
| Applications due |
February 24 |
May 25 |
August 24 |
November 23 |
| Decisions issued by |
March 31 |
June 30 |
September 30 |
December 31 |
Certified Urgent Cares will receive a full recognition package including press releases, Certification designation outline, window stickers with the CUC logo, a formal certificate and a formal letter to announce your new status to your community and other stakeholders (payers, etc.)
Fees
The application fee is $275 (members with a practice membership)/$550 (non-members) for each facility. See application for more details.
Certification is NOT Accreditation
Urgent Care Certification defines WHAT an urgent care center is.
Accreditation symbolizes meeting SAFETY and QUALITY standards.
The Joint Commission, through its partnership with UCAOA, awards special recognition to centers that are Certified AND Accredited (contact us for more information). |
