---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 668.154"
title: "34"
number: "668.154"
heading: "Institutional accountability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/668.154"
---

# §668.154. Institutional accountability.


An institution is liable for the title IV, HEA program funds disbursed to a student whose eligibility is determined under this subpart only if—

- (a) The institution used a test that was not administered independently, in accordance with [§ 668.151(b)](/cfr/34/668.151.md?p=b);
- (b) The institution or an employee of the institution compromised the testing process in any way; or
- (c) **The institution is unable to document that the student received a passing score on an approved test.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 66960, Oct. 29, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001-1003, 1070g, 1085, 1088, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1099c, 1099c-1, 1221e-3, and 1231a, unless otherwise noted.