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Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) Honor Roll

Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll Medals: Gold, Silver and Bronze

Upcoming Deadline: The CDPH HAI ASP Honor Roll application is currently closed for updates and will reopen no later than June 1, 2026.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program recognizes top-performing antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in California. The goals of the ASP Honor Roll are to showcase stewardship programs that:

Promote optimal use of antimicrobials.
Limit antimicrobial resistance.
Minimize adverse reactions and Clostridioides difficile infections.
Improve healthcare quality and engage their local healthcare communities.

Honor Roll members must renew their status every three years. Renewal provides an opportunity to show continued effectiveness and highlight new achievements.

Benefits of the Honor Roll

Bronze, Silver, or Gold level ASP designation
A certificate and Honor Roll logo that can be displayed on your facility’s website and publications
Recognition of your program on the CDPH HAI Program website and social media
Public evidence that your facility meets or exceeds national ASP guidelines
Opportunities to showcase your ASP projects as an example to other healthcare facilities
Engagement opportunities to improve antimicrobial stewardship in your local community

Who Should Apply

We encourage all acute care hospitals to apply, including critical access and long-term acute care hospitals. A separate honor roll for skilled nursing facilities will be available in the future.
If you’re unsure whether your facility meets the Honor Roll criteria, please reach out to us for a free consultation. We are here to support all facilities improve their ASPs or complete the application.
Hospitals within a healthcare system submit separate applications need

Application Process

Submit an Application Request Form. An application link will be emailed to you.
Complete the application. Please contact us with any questions.
Application deadlines are every six months, on March 1st and September 1st.
We will notify applicants of their Honor Roll designation about 12 weeks after each deadline.
If a facility is awarded a Bronze or Silver designation, that facility can apply for an upgrade at the next enrollment period. A facility may apply for an upgrade every 6 months until one year after completing the full application.

Designation Period

Honor Roll designations expire three years after the designation date (either March 1st or September 1st).
Upgrade designations also have a three-year expiration date.
Facilities must submit a renewal application every three years to continue enrollment.

Application Review

The CDPH HAI ASP Honor Roll uses a multi-phase review process (see chart below). We review each stewardship program as a whole and on its own merits, recognizing the unique context and resources of every facility while highlighting programs that demonstrate strong and meaningful stewardship efforts.

First, applications are reviewed for completeness and required documentation that demonstrates alignment with CDC's core elements of antimicrobial stewardship.
Second, we review, Part III: Demonstrations of Outcomes (required for Silver and Gold) and Part IV: Community Engagement (required for Gold). To ensure fairness, Part III is also reviewed by blinded external antimicrobial stewardship experts when applicable.
Third, we conduct a full re-review of each application in its entirety, looking at the overall quality, impact, and completeness of each stewardship program.

Consultation and Mentorship

We offer consultations to facilities looking to strengthen their ASPs or Honor Roll applications.
If you’re unsure whether your facility meets the Honor Roll criteria, please reach out to us for a free consultation. We are here to support all facilities
Please use our Microsoft Bookings link to sign up for a consultation. If you cannot find a suitable time, please reach out to HAI_AS@cdph.ca.gov for more options. 
Consultation topics may include: