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In the event an individual certificant violates the AMCA Code of Ethics, certification rules, or AMCA policies the Certification Board may reprimand, suspend the individual or revoke certification.\n\nThe Certification Board reserves the right to suspend/revoke certification or take action for the following reasons:\n1. Violation of the AMCA Code of Ethics.\n2. Violation of established AMCA policies, rules, and requirements.\n3. Conviction of a felony or other crime of moral turpitude under federal or state/provincial law in a matter related to the practice of, or qualifications for medical services.\n4. Gross negligence, willful misconduct, or other unethical conduct in the performance of services for which the individual has achieved certification from AMCA.\n5. Fraud or misrepresentation in an initial application or renewal application for certification.\n\nInformation regarding the complaint process will be available to the public via the AMCA web site or other published documents. A complete copy of this policy will be publicly available.\nActions taken under this policy do not constitute enforcement of the law, although referral to appropriate federal, state/provincial, or local government agencies may be made about the conduct of the certificant in appropriate situations. Individuals initially bringing complaints are not entitled to any relief or damages by virtue of this process, although they will receive notice of the actions taken.\n\nDisciplinary Complaints\nComplaints may be submitted by any individual or entity. Complaints should be reported to the AMCA Certification Board in writing and should include the name of the person submitting the complaint, the name of the person the complaint is regarding along with other relevant identifying information, a detailed description of factual allegations supporting the charges, and any relevant supporting documentation. Information submitted during the complaint and investigation process is considered confidential and will be handled in accordance with the AMCA's Confidentiality policy. Inquiries or submissions other than complaints may be reviewed and handled by the Certification Board or its staff members at its discretion.\n\nUpon receipt and preliminary review of a complaint involving the certification program the Certification Board Chair and AMCA's Director of Compliance \u0026 Accreditation may conclude that the submission:\n1. contains unreliable or insufficient information, or\n2. is patently frivolous or inconsequential.\n\nIn such cases, the Certification Board Chair and Director of Compliance \u0026 Accreditation may determine that the submission does not constitute a valid and actionable complaint that would justify bringing it before the Disciplinary Panel for investigation and a determination of whether there has been a violation of substantive requirements of the certification process. If so, the submission is disposed of by notice from the Certification Board Chair and Director of Compliance \u0026 Accreditation to its submitter, if the submitter is identified.\n\nPreliminary review will be conducted within 30 calendar days of receipt of the complaint.\nIf a submission is deemed by the Certification Board Chair and Director of Compliance \u0026 Accreditation to be a valid and actionable complaint, the Board Chair shall see that written notice is provided to the certificant whose conduct has been called into question. The certificant whose conduct is at issue shall also be given the opportunity to respond to the complaint. The Board Chair shall ensure that the individual submitting the complaint receives notice that the complaint is being reviewed by the Certification Board.\n\nDisciplinary Complaint Review\nFor each compliant that the Certification Board Chair and Director of Compliance \u0026 Accreditation conclude is a valid and actionable complaint, the AMCA Certification Board authorizes an investigation into its specific facts or circumstances to whatever extent is necessary in order to clarify, expand, or corroborate the information provided by the submitter.\n\nThe Board Chair appoints a Review Committee of three or more individuals, who may or may not be members of the Certification Board to investigate and make an appropriate determination with respect to each such valid and actionable complaint; the Review Committee may review one or more such complaints as determined by the Board Chair. The Review Committee initially determines whether it is appropriate to review the complaint under these Procedures or whether the matter should be referred to another entity engaged in the administration of law. The timeline for responses and for providing any additional information shall be established by the Review Committee. The review and investigation will be completed in an appropriate amount of time, not to exceed 6 months, unless there are extenuating circumstances that require an extended time period. The Review Committee may be assisted in the conduct of its investigation by other members of the AMCA or by AMCA staff or legal counsel. The Certification Board Chair exercises general supervision over all investigations.\nBoth the individual submitting the complaint and the certificant who is the subject of the investigation (or his or her employer) may be contacted for additional information with respect to the complaint. The Review Committee, or the Certification Board on its behalf, may at its discretion contact such other individuals who may have knowledge of the facts and circumstances surrounding the complaint.\n\nAll investigations and deliberations of the Review Committee and the Certification Board are conducted in confidence, with all written communications sealed and marked \"Personal and Confidential,\" and they are conducted objectively, without any indication of prejudgment. An investigation may be directed toward any aspect of a complaint which is relevant or potentially relevant. Formal hearings are not held and the parties are not expected to be represented by counsel, although the Review Committee and the Certification Board may consult their own counsel.\nMembers of the Review Committee shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the activities of the Committee.\n\nDetermination of Violation\nUpon completion of an investigation, the Review Committee recommends whether the Certification Board should make a determination that there has been a violation of AMCA policies and rules. When the Review Committee recommends that the Certification Board find a violation, the Review Committee also recommends imposition of an appropriate sanction. If the Review Committee so recommends, a proposed determination with a proposed sanction is prepared under the supervision of the Board Chair and is presented by a representative of the Review Committee to the Certification Board along with the record of the Review Committee's investigation.\nIf the Review Committee recommends against a determination that a violation has occurred, the complaint is dismissed with notice to the certificant and the individual or entity who submitted the complaint; a summary report is also \nmade to the Certification Board.\n\nThe Certification Board reviews the recommendation of the Review Committee based upon the record of the investigation. The Certification Board may accept, reject, or modify the Review Committee's recommendation, either with respect to the determination of a violation or the recommended sanction to be imposed. If the Certification Board makes a determination that a violation has occurred, this determination and the imposition of a sanction are promulgated by written notice to the certificant, and to the individual submitting the complaint, if the submitter agrees in advance and in writing to maintain in confidence whatever portion of the information is not made public by the Certification Board.\n\nIn certain circumstances, the Certification Board may consider a recommendation from the Review Committee that the certificant who has violated the certification program policies or rules should be offered an opportunity to submit a written assurance that the conduct in question has been terminated and will not recur. The decision of the Review Committee to make such a recommendation and of the Certification Board to accept it are within their respective discretionary powers. If such an offer is extended, the certificant at issue must submit the required written assurance within thirty days of receipt of the offer, and the assurance must be submitted in terms that are acceptable to the Certification Board. If the Certification Board accepts the assurance, notice is given to the certificant's employer and to the submitter of the complaint, if the submitter agrees in advance and in writing to maintain the information in confidence.\n\nSanctions\nAny of the following sanctions may be imposed by the Certification Board upon a certificant whom the Certification Board has determined to have violated the policies and rules of its certification program(s), although the sanction applied must reasonably relate to the nature and severity of the violation, focusing on reformation of the conduct of the member and deterrence of similar conduct by others:\n1. written reprimand to the certificant\n2. suspension of the certificant for a designated period\n3. termination of the certificant's certification(s)\n\nReprimand in the form of a written notice from the Board Chair normally is sent to a certificant who has received his or her first substantiated complaint. Suspension normally is imposed on a certificant who has received two substantiated complaints. Termination normally is imposed on a certificant who has received two substantiated complaints within a two-year period, or three or more substantiated complaints. The Certification Board may at its discretion, however, impose any of the sanctions, if warranted, in specific cases.\n\nCertificants who have been terminated shall have their certification revoked and may not be considered for AMCA certification in the future. If certification is revoked, any and all certificates or other materials requested by the Certification Board must be returned promptly to AMCA.\n\nDisciplinary Appeal\nWithin thirty (30) days from receipt of notice of a determination by the Certification Board that a certificant violated the certification program policies and/or rules, the affected certificant may submit to the Certification Board in writing a request for an appeal.\n\nUpon receipt of a request for appeal, the Board Chair establishes an appellate body consisting of at least three, but not more than five, individuals. This Appeal Committee may review one or more appeals, upon request of the Board Chair. No current members of the Review Committee or the Certification Board may serve on the Appeal Committee; further, no one with any personal involvement or conflict of interest may serve on the Appeal Committee. Members of the Appeal Committee may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the activities of the Committee. The Appeal Committee may only review whether the determination by the Certification Board of a violation of the certification program policies and/or rules was inappropriate because of:\n1. material errors of fact, or\n2. failure of the Review Committee or the Certification Board to conform to published criteria, policies, or procedures.\n\nOnly facts and conditions up to and including the time of the Certification Board determination as represented by facts known to the Certification Board are considered during an appeal. The appeal shall not include a hearing or any similar trial-type proceeding. Legal counsel is not expected to participate in the appeal process, unless requested by the appellant and approved by the Certification Board and the Appeal Committee. AMCA, the Certification Board, and Appeal Committee may consult legal counsel.\n\nThe Appeal Committee conducts and completes the appeal within ninety days after receipt of the request for an appeal. Written appellate submissions and any reply submissions may be made by authorized representatives of the member and of the Certification Board. Submissions are made according to whatever schedule is reasonably established by the Appeal Committee. The decision of the Appeal Committee either affirms or overrules the determination of the Certification Board but does not address a sanction imposed by the Certification Board.\nThe Appeal Committee decision is binding upon the Certification Board, the certificant who is subject to the termination, and all other persons.\n\nResignation\nIf a certificant who is the subject of a complaint voluntarily surrenders his or her AMCA certification at any time during the pendency of a complaint under these Procedures, the complaint is dismissed without any further action by the Review Committee, the Certification Board, or an Appeal Committee established after an appeal. The entire record is sealed, and the individual may not reapply for certification by the AMCA. However, the Certification Board may communicate the fact and date of resignation, and the fact and general nature of the complaint, which was pending at the time of the resignation, to or at the request of a government entity engaged in the administration of law. Similarly, in the event of such resignation, the person or entity who submitted the complaint are notified of the fact and date of resignation and that Certification Board has dismissed the complaint as a result."},"ceterms:processingAgent":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-91942678-0274-448f-8cee-196da74416d5"]}],"ceterms:renewalFrequency":"P2Y","ceterms:audienceLevelType":[{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/AudienceLevel","ceterms:targetNode":"audLevel:SecondaryLevel","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"AudienceLevel"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Secondary School or Equivalent"}},{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/AudienceLevel","ceterms:targetNode":"audLevel:PostSecondaryLevel","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"AudienceLevel"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Post-Secondary Level"}}],"ceterms:availableOnlineAt":["https://www.amcaexams.com/exam-candidates/certification-exam/clinical-medical-assistant-certification"],"ceterms:estimatedDuration":[{"@type":"ceterms:DurationProfile","ceterms:maximumDuration":"P12M","ceterms:minimumDuration":"P6M"}],"ceterms:credentialStatusType":{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/CredentialStatus","ceterms:targetNode":"credentialStat:Active","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"CredentialStatus"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Active"}},"ceterms:assessmentDeliveryType":[{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/Delivery","ceterms:targetNode":"deliveryType:BlendedDelivery","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Delivery"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Blended Delivery"}}]}