Basic Rules and Procedures

These basic rules support consistent and impartial administration of IACAAB accreditation activities.

General rules

  • Applications must identify the legal entity, requested scope and responsible contacts.
  • Information submitted to IACAAB must be accurate, current and controlled.
  • Accreditation claims may be made only within the approved scope and validity.
  • Significant changes affecting competence or impartiality must be reported promptly.
  • Organizations must cooperate with assessment, surveillance and reassessment activities.

Procedural controls

Application review, assessment, reporting, corrective action, decision, suspension, withdrawal and appeals are handled under documented IACAAB procedures. The applicable program rules and current forms take precedence for each application.

Questions

Contact info@iacaab.org when a rule or procedure is unclear.