Accreditation Policy Committee

CHAIR'S CONTACT INFORMATION

Current Committee Roster (October 2008)

SCOPE

The NFRC Accreditation Policy Committee oversees NFRC’s Laboratory Accreditation Program (LAP), including:

• Issuing policy interpretations related to laboratory accreditation
• Ruling on appeals properly brought pursuant to the LAP
• Recommending modifications to the NFRC LAP
• Grants final approval of accreditation of testing and simulation laboratories

APC Committee - Volunteer Opportunity:

The Accreditation Policy Committee (APC) is seeking a candidate to serve as a member of the committee for 2007.   Interested NFRC Members are encouraged to contact the APC Committee's staff liaison, Scott Hanlon, as soon as possible. The committee will recommend a qualified volunteer to the board for appointment.

DETAILS:

The APC involves overseeing the NFRC's laboratory accreditation program, which includes issuing policy interpretations relating to laboratory accreditation; ruling on appeals properly brought pursuant to procedures established by the Corporation's Board of Directors or set forth in program documents; recommending modifications to the Corporation's laboratory accreditation program; and granting the approval of accrediting testing and simulation laboratories. The APC meets on a monthly basis via conference call and reports to the membership at the NFRC's membership meetings throughout the year.

NFRC Documents for Fall 2008 Ballot

• The following documents are the most current version of the NFRC 701-2009 and NFRC 708-2009 which ill be sent to the NFRC Board of Directors upon approval of the NFRC Accreditation Policy Committee.
• These documents can be used as a reference for the NFRC Fall 2008 ballots.

• NFRC 701-2009: Laboratory Accreditation Program document

• NFRC 708-2009: Calculation Entity Approval Program document (Approved 11.08)

• NFRC 701-2009 Supplemental Documents

Minutes

2008

• Summer Membership Meeting - Chicago, IL
• June Conference Call
• May Conference Call
• April Conference Call
• Spring Membership Meeting - Nashville, TN
• January Conference Call

2007

• Fall Membership Meeting - Tempe, AZ
• October Conference Call
• August Conference Call
• Summer Membership Meeting - Denver, CO
• June Conference Call
• May Conference Call
• April Conference Call
• Spring Membership Meeting - Nashville, TN
• January Conference Call

2006

• Fall Membership Meeting - Arlington, VA
• October Conference Call
• September Conference Call
• August Conference Call
• Summer Membership Meeting - Minneapolis, MN
• June Conference Call
• May Conference Call
• April Conference Call
• Spring Membership Meeting - San Diego, CA
• February Conference Call
• January Conference Call

2005

• December 7 Conference Call
• Fall Membership Meeting - Sante Fe, NM
• November 22 Conference Call
• October 27 Conference Call
• October 21 Conference Call
• September 22 Conference Call
• August 17 Conference Call
• Summer Membership Meeting-July 05-Quebec City, QC
• June 9 Conference Call
• May 2 Conference Call
• April 5 Conference call
• Spring Membership Meeitng-Waikaloa Beach, HI
• February 9 Conference Call

2004

• July 22, 26, & 28, August 13 & 24, and September 17 Conference calls
• Subcommittee-Task Group meeting-Salt Lake City, UT-June
• May 21-Conference Call
• Spring Membership meeting-Miami Beach, FL

Members

• Marcia Falke (Chair)
• Werner Lichtenberger (Vice-chair)
• Tom Culp
• Joe Hayden
• Brad Schultz
• Bipin Shah
• Mahabir Bhandari (Non-voting)
• Sheila Gore (Non-voting)
• Dave Kehrli (Non-voting)
• Dennis Anderson (Staff)
• Scott Hanlon (Staff)

Documents

• LAP Interpretation request ( Blank Form )

2008 APC Conference Call and Meeting Schedule

This is a standing commitee reporting to the Board of Directors