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JRCERT Policy Updates

At its April 2024 meeting, the JRCERT Board of Directors voted to approve changes to several JRCERT JRCERT
policies. These changes and updates are routinely made to ensure compliance with USDE and CHEA
regulations and standards. JRCERT policies may be viewed here, and some of the noteworthy Organizational
changes/updates are identified below: Report

Policy 10.000 - The JRCERT requires programs to publicly disclose their accreditation status and award
letter on the programs’ websites. Verbiage was also updated to reflect that accreditation and clinical The 2023 JRCERT
setting recognition certificates are provided electronically. Organizational Report is now

available here and on the
Policy 10.200 - The length that a program may be on Probation has been updated. Probationary
Accreditation is usually limited to one year but may not extend beyond two years unless the program About JRCERT page of the
has been granted a good cause extension pursuant to Policy 11.400, Procedure 11.403A. JRCERT website. The most

recent Organizational Report,
Policy 11.400 -
• The JRCERT no longer allows two or more JRCERT-accredited programs to form a consortium. in addition to previous reports,
• The length of a compliance timeframe for programs that are two years or longer in length has can be viewed in the same
been reduced to 24 months from the date of notice of non-compliance. Flipbooks resource.
• Grounds for a good cause extension include, but are not limited to, the following: natural
disasters or acts of God; a change in ownership; change in key program personnel; accepting The Organizational Report
students from another institution due to closure; significant and documented local or national
contains information about the
economic change; a change to the national certification requirements; or noncompliance with
student achievement/success objectives. organization, the Board of
• Substantive Changes now include any change from semester, trimester, or quarters; and the Directors, JRCERT staff, and
addition of a graduate program by an institution that previously offered only undergraduate
JRCERT site visitors. The report
programs or certificates.
• The JRCERT requires the program for which the JRCERT serves as an institutional accreditor, i.e., also contains aggregate data
gatekeeper for Title IV federal funding to report if the program enrolls at least 50% of its about JRCERT-accredited
students in a distance education course or offers 50% or more of the program’s courses through
programs in radiography,
distance education. The JRCERT will review the courses to ensure student learning outcomes are
radiation therapy, medical
not compromised.
• The JRCERT will initiate the continuing accreditation process, which includes submission of a self- dosimetry, and magnetic
study report and an onsite review if the program implements the following substantive changes resonance.
within one calendar year:
 any change that represents an aggregate change of 25% or more of courses or program Data regarding the number of
length. students that pass the
 the program transitions to 50% of its radiologic science or medical dosimetry didactic
credentialing examination, the
courses or 50% of the program to distance delivery.
 any substantive change(s) that the Board of Directors determines would compromise number of graduates finding
student learning. employment, the number of
• The JRCERT advises programs on Probationary Accreditation or any negative action over the past students completing programs,
three academic years applying for a substantive change that the program will be subject to strict
and the number of enrollments
scrutiny and the substantive change may be denied until the Probationary Accreditation is
resolved and the program is in good standing for three academic years following the resolution is collected from the Annual
of the probationary status.
Reports.

Policy 11.900 - Please take the opportunity to
• The policy regarding branch campuses now includes additional locations. The USDE defines an
read this report and contact
additional location as: a physical facility that is geographically separate from the main campus of
the institution and within the same ownership structure of the institution, at which the the JRCERT office if you should
institution offers at least 50% of an educational program. An additional location participates in have any questions.
Title IV federal funding only through the certification of the main campus.
• The JRCERT does not recognize branch campuses or additional locations as falling under the

accreditation award of the main campus of the sponsoring institution. Each program location,
whether designated as a branch campus, or additional locations, or otherwise, must have a 5
separate accreditation award.