---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 170.560"
title: "45"
number: "170.560"
heading: "Good standing as an ONC-ACB or ONC-ATL."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/170.560"
---

# §170.560. Good standing as an ONC-ACB or ONC-ATL.

- (a) **ONC-ACB good standing.** An ONC-ACB must maintain good standing by:
  - (1) Adhering to the Principles of Proper Conduct for ONC-ACBs;
  - (2) Refraining from engaging in other types of inappropriate behavior, including an ONC-ACB misrepresenting the scope of its authorization, as well as an ONC-ACB certifying Health IT Module(s) for which it does not have authorization; and
  - (3) **Following all other applicable federal and state laws.**
- (b) **ONC-ATL good standing.** An ONC-ATL must maintain good standing by:
  - (1) Adhering to the Principles of Proper Conduct for ONC-ATLs;
  - (2) Refraining from engaging in other types of inappropriate behavior, including an ONC-ATL misrepresenting the scope of its authorization, as well as an ONC-ATL testing health IT for which it does not have authorization; and
  - (3) **Following all other applicable federal and state laws.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 72466, Oct. 19, 2016; 85 FR 25953, May 1, 2020]

### Source

Source: 76 FR 1325, Dec. 7, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300jj-11; 42 U.S.C 300jj-14; 5 U.S.C. 552.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 2042, Jan. 13, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 72466, Oct. 19, 2016; 85 FR 25953, May 1, 2020]