Policies & Procedures
The public rules that govern CHSPS ethics, standards development, accreditation, reviewer independence, applicant rights, records, funding safeguards and the use of accreditation claims.
Two manuals cover the operating system without duplicating every page.
These PDFs group the policies most useful to directors, staff, reviewers, applicants, accredited organizations and external stakeholders.
Governance & Organizational Integrity Policy Manual
Code of conduct, protected reporting, impartiality, conflict controls, antitrust safeguards, confidentiality, privacy, funding independence and document control.
Download PDFAccreditation & Standards Procedures Manual
Standards development, public comment, application review, reviewer assignment, findings, decisions, appeals, maintenance, status publication and accreditation claims.
Download PDFMaintaining Accreditation & Material Change Procedure
Annual reporting, material changes, follow-up, suspension, reinstatement, renewal, withdrawal and expiration.
Read controlled procedureStandards Development, Public Comment & Interpretation Procedure
Project authorization, balanced participation, public review, disposition, approval, interpretation and controlled maintenance.
Read controlled procedureCore governance and accreditation policies
These are the formal source of authority for the subjects they cover. Website summaries remain subordinate to the effective controlled document.
Code of Conduct & Protected Reporting
Ethical conduct, non-retaliation, protected reporting and competition-law safeguards for standards and accreditation activities.
Published Policy · Edition 2026.1Impartiality & Conflict of Interest
Conflict disclosure, screening, recusal, safeguards and separation of incompatible functions.
Published Policy · Edition 2026.1Document Control & Publication
Approval, version control, effective dates, publication, revision, archiving and withdrawal of controlled documents.
Published Policy · Edition 2026.1Accreditation Agreement
Applicant obligations, CHSPS obligations, incorporated documents, fees, confidentiality and termination.
Published Agreement Terms · Edition 2026.1Confidentiality & Records
Handling, access, retention and protection of applicant, reviewer and accreditation records.
Published Policy · Edition 2026.1Reviewer Qualification, Assignment & Challenge
Reviewer competence, authorization, calibration, conflict screening and applicant challenge rights.
Published Policy · Edition 2026.1Education Terms & Safeguards
Education enrollment terms and the firewall preventing educational services from influencing accreditation.
Published Policy · Edition 2026.1Sponsorship & Funding Safeguards
Rules that protect standards, measures and decisions from sponsor or funder influence. View the public supporters listing.
Published Policy · Edition 2026.1Decision Committee & Appeals Panel Operating Procedure
Composition, quorum, conflict screening, record closure, voting, written decisions, reconsideration routing and independent appeal mechanics.
Read controlled procedureApplicant rights, standards and accreditation lifecycle rules
Decisions & Status Definitions
Controlled decision vocabulary for accreditation, follow-up, deferral, denial, suspension, withdrawal and expiration.
Reconsideration, Complaints & Appeals
Due-process routes, independence safeguards and the distinction between correcting the record and appealing a decision.
Accreditation Mark & Claims Policy
How an accredited organization may describe its scope and how misleading claims are addressed.
Maintenance & Material Change
Annual reporting, significant changes, focused reviews, continuing obligations, suspension and renewal.
Standards Development
How CHSPS initiates, drafts, balances participation, approves, maintains and revises standards.
Public Comment & Disposition
How proposed requirements are exposed to stakeholders, logged, considered and dispositioned before adoption.
Fees & Payment
Published charges and the separation between payment and accreditation outcome.
Privacy Policy
Information collection, use, sharing, retention, security and user choices.
Current Standards & Program Status
The authoritative page for current, open, superseded and other controlled program/document states.
What is intentionally not added. CHSPS does not need separate public policies for every office scenario. Corporate bylaws, ordinary personnel procedures, routine procurement steps and facility rules may be maintained internally. The public library focuses on rules that protect mission integrity, stakeholder rights and accreditation/standards operations.