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Speaker's Notes

The self assessment and baseline survey allows regulatory jurisdictions to determine where their program stands in relation to all the requirements of the Standards. Then it's up to them to choose which Standard or Standards to begin working to meet. They decide where to place their resources to achieve the next level of improvement. The idea is to work toward achieving all the Standards over a period of time. What period of time? That's up to the regulatory jurisdiction and the resources they have available.

The Standards are tools that can be used in a continuous improvement cycle. Self Assess, then select the aspect of the program you want to work to improve, meet that Standard. Then self assess and move to the next Standard on your priority list.