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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
An entity that seeks to be designated as an accrediting entity must demonstrate to the Secretary:
(a) That it has a governing structure, the human and financial resources, and systems of control adequate to ensure its reliability;
(b) That it is capable of performing the accreditation or approval functions or both on a timely basis and of administering any renewal cycle authorized under § 96.60;
(c) That it can monitor the performance of agencies it has accredited and persons it has approved (including their use of any supervised providers) to ensure their continued compliance with the Convention, the IAA, the UAA, and the regulations implementing the IAA or UAA;
(d) That it has the capacity to take appropriate adverse actions against agencies it has accredited and persons it has approved;
(e) That it can perform the required data collection, reporting, and other similar functions;
(f) Except in the case of a public entity, that it operates independently of any agency or person that provides adoption services, and of any membership organization that includes agencies or persons that provide adoption services;
(g) That it has the capacity to conduct its accreditation and approval functions fairly and impartially;
(h) That it can comply with any conflict-of-interest prohibitions set by the Secretary in its agreement;
(i) That it prohibits conflicts of interest with agencies or persons or with any membership organization that includes agencies or persons that provide adoption services; and
(j) That it prohibits its employees or other individuals acting as site evaluators, including, but not limited to, volunteer site evaluators, from becoming employees or supervised providers of an agency or person for at least one year after they have evaluated such agency or person for accreditation or approval.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 22. Foreign Relations § 22.96.6 Performance criteria for designation as an accrediting entity - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-22-foreign-relations/cfr-sect-22-96-6/
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