In 2016, the AAP NICU Verification Program was launched as an approved third-party survey agency for neonatal levels of care in Texas. The program has since expanded nationwide with the launch of the Neonatal Excellence Program, which provides national verification and designation services to assess whether neonatal programs meet the established standards for specific levels of neonatal care. The AAP is the leading authority in neonatal verification, having developed the standards for each level of care as outlined in the AAP policy statement “Levels of Neonatal Care”, the AAP book, Guidelines for Perinatal Care and the "Standards for Levels of Neonatal Care: II, III, & IV."
