Rule 4734-5-03 | Site visit, review, or inquiry.
(A) The council on chiropractic education (hereinafter "CCE") is recognized as the national accrediting body for doctor of chiropractic degree programs leading to the doctor of chiropractic degree. The actions of the "CCE" in regard to program accreditation and continued approval of programs guide the board in its determinations in regard to its approval and continued approval of any doctor of chiropractic degree program (hereinafter "program").
(B) The authority under section 4734.21 of the Revised Code authorizes the board to make on-site inspections, reviews and inquiries as it considers necessary when determining if a program should receive the board's approval or continue to be approved.
(C) The board may appoint a team to make an on-site visit, review, or inquiry of a program to determine if the program should receive the board's approval or continue to be approved.
(D) Once the board determines an on-site visit, review, or inquiry is necessary, a team will be appointed by the board and may consist of not more than three members, to include a chairperson appointed by the board. The team must consist of individuals with particular backgrounds and expertise to provide an on-site visit, review, or inquiry of a program.
(E) The cost of any site visit, review or inquiry must be paid by the program directly to the team members. Such expenses may include, but not be limited to, meals, lodging, travel and per diem expenses, and the time required for preparing a report and presenting the report to the board. Receipts of expenses incurred by the team must be submitted to the board for documentation and approval prior to submission to the program for reimbursement.
(F) Within forty-five days of completion of an on-site visit, review or inquiry, the team chairperson must provide a written report to the board. Within ten days of the board's receipt, a copy of the report must be provided to the chief administrative officer of the program. For applications for initial program approval, the report must include, but not be limited to, a detailed analysis of the program's eligibility factors contained in its application for approval and self-study documentation. For reports addressing continued approval of a program, the report must include, but not be limited to, a detailed analysis of the program's compliance with the "CCE's" current accreditation standards, principles, processes and requirements for accreditation.
(G) The board must review a team report and notify the program of its decision within one hundred twenty days of the filing of the report. This time period may be extended for good cause at the board's discretion.
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