Beginner Guide to ESA Certification

When a person who is new to the emotional support animal concept comes to know about ESA certification, he/she becomes curious to know more about it. In this article, we will discuss what is ESA certification, what it indicates, and many more.

 

An ESA Certification is an emotional support animal prescription. It is a kind of prescription that states that a person is a mental health patient and is getting treatment in which an ESA is a part of the treatment plan. An ESA Certification states that you benefit from the companionship that your pet gives you. Generally, a mental healthcare expert writes and signs an ESA certificate.

What is indicated by ESA Certification?

• Your current treatment plan includes an emotional support animal.
• The symptoms of an emotional disability can be managed with the use of an ESA.
• You are currently a patient of the physician or mental health specialist who approved your mental disability for ESA benefits.
• You are enrolled in his care plan and receiving treatment from the same mental health specialist or physician.
• Always write an emotional support animal letter on the qualified professional’s letterhead.

An ESA Certification can have these elements

These are the elements that should be present in an ESA Certification:

1. Letterhead and signature of mental health practitioners.
2. the release date.
3. Type of license, date of issuance, license number, and state from where the license was issued for mental health practitioners
4. confirmation that a patient needs an emotional support animal in their lives.
5. What the animal will do to help the condition is described.
6. ESA Prescription.
7. Name of the patient.
8. the pet’s specifics

How much time does it take to get ESA certified?

It takes 24-48 hours to receive the ESA Certification following clearance once a patient’s information has been successfully examined and evaluated by a medical health professional. Before approving the ESA Certification Request, it stipulates that the data gathered by the health professional must be carefully examined.