(7) An accreditation agency’s owners and officers must not have been convicted of any
crimes of moral turpitude, as that term is applied to ABC license holders under Business and
Professions Code §24200(d).
(c) If the department needs more information or clarification to approve an accreditation
agency application, the prospective accreditation agency will have 60 days to respond from the
date the department’s request is issued. If the prospective accreditation agency does not respond
within the specified period, the application will be deemed abandoned and withdrawn. The
accreditation agency’s response is considered received the day it is delivered to the department
either electronically, in person, or by mail.
(d) Accreditation agencies shall maintain current contact information with the
department. Any department communication is presumed received and notice requirements are
deemed effective if the communication is sent to the accreditation agency using the contact
information on record.
(e) Accreditation agencies shall maintain current lists of all owners and officers and
ensure any changes to its owners and officers continue to comply with the accreditation agency
approval criteria.
(f) When approving a training provider or RBS training course, an accreditation agency
shall use the policies and procedures to approve training providers and RBS training courses it
submitted to the department under California Code of Regulations Title 4 §167(a)(11).
(g) An accreditation agency shall notify the department through the department’s online
certification system within five business days of any training provider accreditation given.
(h) An accreditation agency shall provide the department with a record of all information
the accreditation agency received from the training provider during its approval process. The
record must include the following documents; the RBS training course; handouts, electronic
files, or transcripts; explanation and affidavit that the training provider complies with all training
provider approval criteria; written explanation of the interactivity elements in the RBS training
course; written explanation of training provider’s compliance with the record keeping, customer
support, and security requirements; and the list of any arrests or convictions for crimes of moral
turpitude by the individual, or owners or officers of the business entity.
(i) The record shall be submitted to the department in electronic formats through the
department’s online certification system.
(j) The department may deny, revoke, or suspend an accreditation agency approval if it
finds any of the following conduct by the accreditation agency:
(1) The accreditation agency does not meet the approval criteria;
(2) The accreditation agency application is incomplete;
(3) The accreditation agency misrepresented material facts in its application;
(4) The department is informed an owner or officer of the accreditation agency has
committed a crime of moral turpitude, as that term is applied to ABC license holders under
Business and Professions Code §24200(d);