GKG Law's Rich Bar and Katie Meyer Speak at the 2018 Institute for Credentialing Excellence Exchange
November 7, 2018
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GKG Law’s Rich Bar and Katie Meyer were featured speakers at the 2018 Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) Exchange in Austin, TX, November 6 - 9, 2018. Rich and Katie, along with Stephen Fletcher of the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics, presented the session, "Avoiding Common Pitfalls in the Ethics and Disciplinary Process," on Wednesday, November 7th. This session addressed the following:
Even with comprehensive rules and procedures in place, a certification organization’s disciplinary body still can make mistakes that expose the organization to liability. Failures in communication, investigation and decision making can create legal issues for the committee.
This session will discuss how to avoid these types of mistakes and protect the organization against legal challenges. This presentation will share case studies and touch on topics such as:
- How to create, maintain and change committee precedent,
- Proper ways to communicate with certificants and complainants;
- Best practices for conducting investigations;
- How to ensure that a committee’s sanctions have the desired outcome; and
- What to do if the committee has not complied with its rules and procedures.
More information on the ICE Exchange can be found here.