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Documents, expiration dates and the checklist

How requirements work, what counts as complete, and how expiration tracking keeps you survey-ready.

Updated September 2026

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Consumers & documents · FAQ · updated Sep 6, 2026

What is a requirement?

Each record type has a list of documents APD expects. Consumers and employees have different lists, and an employee's job role adds or removes items. A record is complete when every required slot has a current document.

How do expiration dates work?

When you upload a document you can set the date it expires. The record shows 'expiring soon' 30 days before and 'expired' after. Both appear on the dashboard and in the daily digest. Uploading a newer document to the same slot replaces the current one; the old version stays in the document history.

Can I change what's required?

Admins can. Under More → Settings → Agency → Document sections you can add your own document types, archive ones you don't use, and reorder sections. Requirements you turn off stop counting toward completeness.

What if a document doesn't apply to one person?

Open the record, find the slot, and mark it not applicable with a reason. It stops counting as missing and the reason is kept for the audit trail.

Every upload, replacement, view and deletion is written to the audit log, which admins can read under More → Audit log.
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