Winter RC 2026 Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality

Please acknowledge that you have read and agreed to the NAACLS Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policies. A section of the Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality policies, as it applies to meetings, can be found below. The Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality policies can be found in the P&P.

1. Abstention from all recommendation or award activities:

Board and committee members will be asked to absent themselves from any review, discussion and vote involving an institution with which they have a current or potential relationship or conflict, including participating as a self-study reviewer or site visitor.
Minutes of the meeting must clearly reflect the individual abstained from the vote.
Board members and committee members must disclose and not participate in any review, discussion and voting if he/she is a former employee (last five years), board member within last five years, consultant within last five years, graduate within the past five years, or is affiliated with another institution in the same system or same section of the state or has sought within the last five years or is currently seeking employment at the institution under review.
Members of the review committees and board of directors cannot jointly serve on the board of directors of a NAACLS sponsoring, participating or affiliating organization or agency that certifies clinical laboratory science professionals or other agencies/organizations that accredit clinical laboratory science education programs.
Current members of the board of directors, programs review committees and staff may not serve as private consultants* to any program subject to NAACLS Accreditation.

Disclosure:

Board members and committee members must disclose only if a former employee (more than five years), board member (more than five years), consultant (more than five years), has a close relative or domestic partner at the institution, or has sought a position beyond five years at the institution under review.

* Private consultants are paid to advise programs on aspects of accreditation.
*This question is required.

I hereby certify that I have read the above statements and will comply with the NAACLS Conflict of Interest Policy Statement.

2. Board and committee members must at all times maintain confidentiality of all information disclosed during the NAACLS Accreditation process. This includes, but is not limited to:

Self-study concerns
Site visit concerns
Complaints (to the extent possible, consistent with the need to conduct an adequate investigation)

*This question is required.

I acknowledge my duty to maintain confidentiality of all information disclosed during the NAACLS approval and accreditation process of programs. I hereby pledge to maintain confidential all information pertaining to the accreditation and approval of NAACLS programs

3. Full Name *This question is required.