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\nContents  \nIntroduction and General Information .......................................................................................................... 3  \nAbout this Manual ................................................................................................................................. 3  \nRole of Accreditation ............................................................................................................................. 3  \nComposition of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education ................................................... 4  \nACOE Officers ........................................................................................................................................ 4  \nACOE Committee Structure ................................................................................................................... 5  \nMission, Goals, and Objectives .............................................................................................................. 7  \nRecognition by USDE and CHEA............................................................................................................. 8  \nGeneral Policies and Procedures ................................................................................................................. 10  \nPolicy on Policies ................................................................................................................................. 10  \nEthics and Integrity.............................................................................................................................. 11  \nConflicts of Interest ............................................................................................................................. 13  \nNon-Discrimination ............................................................................................................................. 15  \nDocument Retention ........................................................................................................................... 16  \nConfidentiality of the Accreditation Review Process and Council/Committee Proceedings ............... 17  \nConfidentiality of Protected Health Information (PHI) ......................................................................... 19  \nPublic Disclosure of Accreditation Information by the ACOE .............................................................. 20  \nProgram Disclosure of Accreditation Status or Preliminary Approval Status ....................................... 22  \nComplaints About the ACOE Not Related to Accreditation Decisions ................................................. 24  \nACOE Consultant Pool ......................................................................................................................... 26  \nTraining................................................................................................................................................ 27  \nPolicies Related to Accreditation of Programs ............................................................................................ 31  \nAccreditation Standards ...................................................................................................................... 31  \nSelf-Studies .......................................................................................................................................... 32  \nComposition and Selection of the Evaluation Visit Team .................................................................... 34  \nThe Role of the Liaison Associated with Review of Programs ............................................................. 35  \nProfessional Optometric Degree Programs Seeking Accreditation ..................................................... 36  \nOptometric Residency Programs Seeking Accreditation ..............................................","cbCailvINFQU3R7A","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailvINFQU3R7A","pdf",1094078,94,"English","# Introduction and General Information\n## About this Manual\n## Role of Accreditation\n## Composition of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education\n## ACOE Officers\n## ACOE Committee Structure\n## Mission, Goals, and Objectives\n## Recognition by USDE and CHEA\n# General Policies and Procedures\n## Policy on Policies\n## Ethics and Integrity\n## Conflicts of Interest\n## Non-Discrimination\n## Document Retention\n## Confidentiality of the Accreditation Review Process and Council/Committee Proceedings\n## Confidentiality of Protected Health Information (PHI)\n## Public Disclosure of Accreditation Information by the ACOE\n## Complaints About the ACOE Not Related to Accreditation Decisions\n# Policies Related to Accreditation of Programs\n## Accreditation Standards\n## Self-Studies\n## Composition and Selection of the Evaluation Visit Team\n## Professional Optometric Degree Programs Seeking Accreditation\n## Optometric Residency Programs Seeking Accreditation\n## Optometric Technician Programs Seeking Accreditation\n## Third-Party Comments\n## Complaints Against Programs Related to ACOE Standards, Policies, and/or Procedures\n## Site Evaluation Visit\n## Factual Accuracy Review\n## Council Review of Draft Accreditation Reports and Subsequent Decisions\n# Accreditation Cycle and Ongoing Monitoring\n## Renewal of Accreditation and Reevaluation of Preliminary Approval\n## Reinstatement of Accreditation\n## Revision of Accreditation Standards\n## Ongoing Monitoring\n## The Annual Report\n## The Progress Report\n## The Annual Survey","[{\"question\":\"What general policies and procedures does the ACOE manual establish?\",\"answer\":\"It sets out 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