Practice Accreditation Committee (PAC)
Help improve the accreditation experience for AAHA practices.
Charge/Objective
The committee has the following responsibilities:
- PAC will vote to approve or deny a recommended addition, maintenance, or deletion to the AAHA Standards of Accreditation.
- The approval or denial will be done via constructive conversations about the impact on practices in the clinical setting and limitations available in the veterinary ecosystem.
- PAC may at times send standard recommendations back to the Accreditation Team for additional research or clarification of language and intent.
- PAC will offer additional research or insight into situations to help in the decision-making process in regard to standard recommendations.
- PAC will recommend the interpretation of the standards to recommend for approval by the Board of Directors.
- PAC shall report regularly to the Board of Directors on its activities and recommendations during the period.
- PAC shall carry out such other duties and responsibilities and/or addresses charges as assigned by the Board of Directors from time to time.
- Members will complete an NDA and COI annually.
- Members will complete a survey every June to determine their continued involvement in the committee.
Terms, Method of Appointment, Requirements
Committee members will be appointed by the President Elect of AAHA. PAC shall consist of between 5 and 7 AAHA Accredited Practice Team Members whose practices have maintained AAHA Accreditation in good standing for at least 3 years consecutive prior to their appointment to PAC. At least 4 members must be licensed veterinarians. The Chair of PAC shall be a licensed veterinarian appointed by the President Elect.
Each committee member, except for the Board Liaison and the AAHA Staff Representative, will serve an initial term of one (1) year. Afterward, members may serve additional two (2) year terms, with no term limits, as long as both the committee member and the President-Elect agree. Terms will begin at the annual conference in September and conclude at the following year’s annual conference.
The Committee has 5-7 members in any given year.
- Chair
- Co-Chair/Staff Liaison
- Board Liaison
- Member
- Member
- Member
- Member
Meetings
The Practice Accreditation Committee will hold monthly teleconferences to discuss standards that are up for review. PAC meets virtually via teleconference once a month on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM EST. There will be an additional 2-4 hours outside of the teleconference meetings to review proposed standard changes and vote via an online form. Volunteer hours not to exceed five total hours a month.
Reports
The committee will send board reports to the AAHA Board of Directors ahead of the annual board meetings in January and June each year. The staff liaison will facilitate these reports and pass them along to the Executive Assistant.