---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 96.7"
title: "22"
number: "96.7"
heading: "Authorities and responsibilities of an accrediting entity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/96.7"
---

# §96.7. Authorities and responsibilities of an accrediting entity.

- (a) An accrediting entity may be authorized by the Secretary to perform some or all of the following functions:
  - (1) Determining whether agencies are eligible for accreditation;
  - (2) Determining whether persons are eligible for approval;
  - (3) Overseeing accredited agencies and/or approved persons by monitoring their compliance with applicable requirements;
  - (4) Reviewing and responding to complaints about accredited agencies and approved persons (including their use of supervised providers);
  - (5) Taking adverse action against an accredited agency or approved person, and/or referring an accredited agency or approved person for possible action by the Secretary;
  - (6) Determining whether accredited agencies and approved persons are eligible for renewal of their accreditation or approval on a cycle consistent with [§ 96.60](/cfr/22/96.60.md);
  - (7) Collecting data from accredited agencies and approved persons, maintaining records, and reporting information to the Secretary, State courts, and other entities; and
  - (8) Assisting the Secretary in taking appropriate action to help an agency or person in transferring its intercountry adoption cases and adoption records.
  - (9) Maintaining all records related to its role as an accrediting entity for a period of at least ten years, or longer if otherwise set forth in its agreement with the Secretary.
- (b) The Secretary may require the accrediting entity:
  - (1) To utilize the Complaint Registry as provided in subpart J of this part; and
  - (2) To fund a portion of the costs of operating the Complaint Registry with fees collected by the accrediting entity pursuant to the schedule of fees approved by the Secretary as provided in [§ 96.8](/cfr/22/96.8.md).
- (c) An accrediting entity must perform all responsibilities in accordance with the Convention, the IAA, the UAA, the regulations implementing the IAA and the UAA, and its agreement with the Secretary.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 57261, July 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: The Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (done at the Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 (1998), 1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993)); The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. 14901-14954; The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-276, 42 U.S.C. 14925.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 8131, Feb. 15, 2006, unless otherwise noted.