Jan -- Standard 6.D. is from the NCCA -- the entity whose Standards IBLCE
must follow, if it is to be granted the right to conduct a certification
exam.  Think of it as "the JCAHO for IBLCE."

NCCA  accredits over 100 organizations, who administer 150+ certification
exams.  All of the organizations that conduct certification exams must
submit fairly onerous applications, and be re-approved by NCCA every five
years.  IBLCE's current approval lasts through March 2014.  See
http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/NCCAAccreditation/AccreditedCertificationPrograms/tabid/120/Default.aspx

It is the NCCA that also requires "stakeholder input" -- which they very
broadly define -- and which accredits organizations (like IBLCE) to offer
certification examinations once they can demonstrate they protect the
"public health, safety and welfare" through a competent criterion-based
examination.

If those buzz-phrases sound familiar, you may recall I posted in September
2011 about how critically  important it was for IBLCE to include such
language in the IBLCE Code of Professional Conduct (CPC).  The "draft" CPC
IBLCE published in August 2011 did NOT have that language.  The final
version published Nov 2011 DOES have that vital wording (phew!).
-- 
Liz Brooks JD IBCLC FILCA
Wyndmoor, PA, USA

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