Policy Statements
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT):
| 10.001 | requires that a sponsor/program electing to publicly disclose its accreditation status, award, and/or report of findings, accurately publishes such information. |
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| 10.002 | requires programs to provide for public correction of any incorrect or misleading accreditation status, award, and/or report of findings information. |
Procedures
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT):
| 10.001A | requires any published accreditation status or award to be accurate and limited to a particular educational program. |
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| i. Prohibits published statements relating to the accreditation status of a program not accredited; | |
| ii. Requires use of the following statement when publishing sponsor/program accreditation status: The _______________ program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60606-3182 (312) 704-5300 email: mail@jrcert.org | |
| 10.001B | provides each accredited program with an accreditation certificate. |
| 10.001C | provides each recognized clinical education setting with a recognition certificate. |
| 10.001D | provides annually each program with a registration seal to be placed on its certificate, upon payment of the registration fee. |
| 10.001E | replaces any certificate upon change of sponsor name, upon return of the existing certificate and a request providing the new information, at no charge. |
| 10.001F | expects any program to return accreditation and recognition certificates upon program discontinuation or loss of accreditation. |
| 10.001G | replaces certificates, except as described in 10.001E, upon request, at a cost of $25/certificate. |
| 10.002A | upon being apprised of inaccurate disclosure of accreditation status, award, and/or report of findings information, the program must document correction of the information within fourteen (14) business days. |
Cross References
10.100 Appeals Process
10.200 Accreditation Actions
10.700 Disclosure of Accreditation Status
10.900 Fair Practice Standards in Education
Adopted by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology: 04/04
Revised: 10/11
Editorial Revision: 04/05