Also known as: accredits · accredited · accrediting · accredulitare · accreditation
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To grant official authorization or status to an individual, organization, or institution by a recognized authority.
Alexandra Armstrong advertised herself as a certified specialist after completing a program at a private institute. The institute had never received approval from any state authority or accreditation from the American Bar Association. The disciplinary board found the advertisement improper because the certifying body lacked the required official recognition.
Aaron Adams submitted results from a pharmaceutical lab to establish paternity of his child. The lab performed genetic sequencing but held no accreditation from the AABB or any body designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The court excluded the report because the testing facility lacked the mandated official authorization.
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Austin Abbott sought an abortion at a local clinic. State law required the procedure to occur only in an accredited facility. The court upheld the restriction because the clinic had not obtained the necessary official status.
Andrew Avery enrolled his child in a German-immersion course offered through an online platform. The platform's courses met state curriculum standards and received accreditation from the relevant education authority. State officials rejected the course solely on language grounds despite the platform's accredited status.
Amber Alonzo testified that a DNA profile came from an outside laboratory. She confirmed that the laboratory held accreditation from a recognized national body. The court admitted the profile after determining the lab possessed the required official authorization for forensic work.
Albert Allen sought to negotiate with his employer through a union that had received official recognition from the National Labor Relations Board. The company refused to bargain, claiming the union lacked proper accreditation. The Court enforced the bargaining obligation once the union demonstrated its accredited status.
A lawyer may advertise certification as a specialist only when the certifying organization has received approval from an appropriate state authority or accreditation from a recognized national body such as the American Bar Association. Private institutes without such authorization do not qualify. The advertisement must also clearly identify the certifying organization.
Genetic testing is admissible only when performed in a laboratory accredited by the AABB or an accrediting body designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The testing method must also be one reasonably relied upon by experts. Absence of the required accreditation renders the results inadmissible regardless of the probability reported.
A lawyer may provide an evaluation for use by an accrediting agency when the lawyer reasonably believes the evaluation is compatible with the representation and obtains the client's informed consent after explaining material risks. Written client authorization satisfies the consent requirement even when the evaluation could jeopardize accreditation.
…the patient and have concurred in writing," and the procedure "is performed in a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals." The providing of medical information by physicians to state legislatures in their consideration of legislation regarding therapeutic abortion was "to be considered consistent…