Information Considered Sample Clauses

Information Considered. ‌ 34.1 Where an application has been received, the Chair of the Department will provide the candidate with a list of all documents other than those referred to in the candidate’s dossier that will be submitted to the committee for consideration in relation to the candidate’s application. The list will include annual performance reviews and any responses to them under section 20. This list must be provided to the candidate at least ten (10) days prior to a meeting at which the candidate’s application will be considered. 34.2 If, subsequent to the delivery of the list of documents to the candidate, additional documents are identified that will be considered by the committee in relation to the candidate’s application, an addendum to the list of documents together with a copy of any additional documents must be provided to the candidate not less than ten (10) days prior to the meeting of the committee at which the additional documents will be considered. 34.3 If requested by a candidate, the Chair of the Department will provide the candidate with a copy of any document on the Department’s list of documents other than a document referred to in the candidate’s dossier within three working days of the candidate’s request. Where the request is for a confidential letter of reference or evaluation report, the candidate will be provided with a copy of the letter in a form that does not identify the author. If this is not possible, a summary should be prepared in a manner that is unlikely to disclose the identity of the author. Where the author agreed that the letter or report may be made available to the candidate and attributed to the author, the full letter or report may be provided to the candidate. 34.4 The committee cannot consider letters, documents or information with regard to any complaint that has been determined not to require investigation or that has not been investigated. 34.5 A candidate may submit a written response to the complete list of documents by delivering the response to the chair not later than five days after receiving the list of documents to be considered by the committee. Where an additional document is delivered to the candidate under section 34.2, the candidate will have at least three working days in which to prepare and deliver a written response to the committee prior to the committee’s consideration of the candidate. The chair will provide a copy of the candidate’s written response to each member of the committee prior to the meetin...

Information Considered. NCQA may consider information about the operations of Organization as NCQA deems relevant to the accreditation decision and such information is not limited to information supplied to NCQA by Organization. Organization agrees to provide any and all information and materials to NCQA as requested by NCQA at any point during the accreditation process and as deemed relevant by NCQA to the accreditation decision. If Organization declines to provide information to NCQA based on the information being subject to the attorney-client or other asserted privilege, Organization acknowledges and agrees that it may receive a score of zero percent on the applicable elements(s) for which information is not provided to NCQA and such zero percent scores may impact Organization’s accreditation status. Organization further agrees to provide only true, accurate and complete information to NCQA and that submission of any Falsified Document or Fraudulent Information (defined below) used to evaluate compliance with NCQA Standards and Guidelines may be grounds for suspension, denial or revocation of accreditation. a. Falsified Document[s] are documents provided by an applicant that have been redrafted, reformatted or fabricated, in whole or in part, with false or misleading information to substantiate compliance with NCQA Standards and Guidelines. b. Fraudulent Information includes oral statements made by an applicant or another accredited, certified or recognized person on behalf of the applicant to substantiate compliance with NCQA Standards and Guidelines or to otherwise influence the outcome of an NCQA survey, which are false or otherwise misleading. NCQA shall notify Organization if NCQA suspect’s fraud and Organization shall have an opportunity to initially respond to such allegations within seven (7) business days of receiving such notice. If NCQA has cause to believe that Organization may have provided Falsified Documents or Fraudulent Information to NCQA, NCQA shall conduct an appropriate evaluation of the situation which may include an unannounced on-site survey of Organization. If NCQA is reasonably persuaded that Organization has provided Falsified Documents or Fraudulent Information in seeking to achieve or retain accreditation status, NCQA at its sole discretion shall take appropriate action, which may include: a. Suspension, denial, or revocation of accreditation; b. Notification to the responsible federal and state government agencies of suspension, denial or revocat...