---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 96.92"
title: "22"
number: "96.92"
heading: "Dissemination of information to the public about accreditation and approval status."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/96.92"
---

# §96.92. Dissemination of information to the public about accreditation and approval status.

- (a) Each accrediting entity must maintain and make available to the public at least monthly the following information:
  - (1) The name, address, and contact information for each agency and person that has been accredited or approved;
  - (2) The names of agencies and persons that have been denied accreditation or approval that have not subsequently been accredited or approved;
  - (3) The names of agencies and persons that have been subject to suspension, cancellation, refusal to renew accreditation or approval, or debarment by an accrediting entity or the Secretary; and
  - (4) Other information specifically authorized in writing by the accredited agency or approved person to be disclosed to the public.
- (b) Each accrediting entity must make the following information available to individual members of the public upon specific request:
  - (1) Confirmation of whether or not a specific agency or person has a pending application for accreditation or approval, and, if so, the date of the application and whether it is under active consideration or whether a decision on the application has been deferred; and
  - (2) If an agency or person has been subject to suspension, cancellation, refusal to renew accreditation or approval, or debarment, a brief statement of the reasons for the action, including, where relevant, the identity and conduct of any foreign supervised providers.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 57281, 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.