Public Comment 2020 NAAB Procedures for Accreditation (May 2026)

NAAB Public Comment Period: May 12 - June 11, 2026

Please add your comments about the proposed change to the 2020 Procedures for Accreditation. The proposed changes are indicated in the REDLINE document located here.

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Proposed Change to the Procedures: Program's Optional Response and Corrections of Errors of Fact on Page 16 of Procedures for Accreditation - Redline Copy: This change includes additional language related to the Program's Optional Response to the Visiting Team Report (VTR) and streamlines the Correction of Errors of Fact process.

Proposed Change to the Procedures: Reconsideration Process and Appeal Policy beginning on page 46 of Procedures for Accreditation - Redline Copy: This change includes a streamlining of the Reconsideration Process following an adverse accreditation decision and the addition of an Appeals Policy.

Proposed Change to the Procedures: Change of Nomenclature: Plan to Correct changing to Progress Report: This change more aptly names the process of returning to compliance and provides additional guidance to programs for their submission (p.19).

Proposed Addition to the Procedures: Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems in Accreditation on page 53 of Procedures for Accreditation - Redline Copy: This is a new policy.

Feedback on the Proposed Miscellaneous Revisions included throughout the 2020 Procedures for Accreditation.

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