A comprehensive and user-friendly review of legal principles and rules that apply to private, nonprofit voluntary organizations that issue credentials, operate certification or accreditation programs, or are considering doing so.

Among other topics, chapters examine:

Antitrust
Administration/Risk Management
Confidentiality/Records
Due Process
Liability to Third Parties

The handbook includes 11 sample documents used most often by credentialing organizations. They can serve as starting points for organizations considering new credentialing programs or modifications to an existing one.

Whether you're operating a credentialing program or just thinking about starting one, you need to be aware of the range of relevant legal considerations. Use this guide to help you responsibly conduct your program.

About the Author

Jerry Jacobs is a Washington attorney and head of the Nonprofit Organizations practice at the Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP law firm. He has been focused exclusively on legal counseling and advocacy for nonprofit organizations throughout his legal career. He serves as General Counsel for the American Society of Association Executives, the national professional society of nonprofit organization staff executives. His book credits besides this one include Association Law Handbook, 5th ed. (2012); Legal Duties for Directors: An Association Board Member's Guide to Avoiding Risk While Advancing the Cause (2014); The Legal Guide to Nonprofit Mergers & Joint Ventures (2011); Associations and the Law (2002); Federal Lobbying Law Handbook, 2nd ed. (1993); and Legal Risk Management for Associations (1995).

Jerry Jacobs was founding attorney of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, which includes NCCA, the largest standards and approval body for private, nonprofit professional certification and ethics enforcement agencies; he chaired the White House Conference on Association Self-Regulation and edited its published proceedings. He has been named Outstanding Nonprofit Attorney by the American Bar Association and has advised the governments of the European Union and the People s Republic of China on nonprofit/non-governmental organization issues.

Jerry Jacobs holds undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University and studied at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

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