Accreditation Committee’s role in adverse actions. Should a program fall out of compliance with TEAC’s quality principles and standards, TEAC may initiate a complaint under its non-compliance policy and its adverse action policy. The latter requires the Committee’s consideration of the complaint.

Accreditation Committee’s role in complaints against TEAC members. Should a complaint be made against a TEAC member, and the president of TEAC receives the member’s response to the complaint, the TEAC president then places the matter before the Accreditation Committee.

If the Accreditation Committee determines that the program has failed to demonstrate that its policies and processes are occurring as they were represented in the Inquiry Brief or Inquiry Brief Proposal, or determines that the complaint represents a breach of TEAC’s principles of quality and standards of capacity for quality, or if the program fails to respond to the complaint, the Accreditation Committee may take action against the program. The program will be notified of the Accreditation Committee’s decision to consider the complaint and be permitted to provide additional evidence concerning the matters addressed in the complaint.

At the next meeting of the Accreditation Committee, the members will review the program’s responses and decide whether the program should submit additional information regarding the complaint and its compliance with TEAC standards or whether the program’s accreditation status should be changed. A written response that details the basis for the Accreditation Committee’s decision will be sent within thirty days of this meeting to the program head.

The Accreditation Committee will then inform the complainant and the program of the actions it has taken with regard to the complaint in writing within 30 days

Accreditation Committee’s role in the review of standards. Under TEAC’s Review of Standards Policy, once every five years, TEAC engages a third party to survey its clients with regard to the continuing validity of TEAC’s regulations and standards. The Accreditation Committee reviews the results of the survey and determines if modifications should be proposed for further consideration by TEAC in accordance with TEAC’s policy.

Accreditation Committee’s role in the revision of standards. Under TEAC’s Revision of Standards Policy, the Accreditation Committee, in response to the review of standards, will draft revisions for TEAC’s consideration.