Conduct Review Committee

Mission

The Conduct Review Committee is committed to maintaining the professional integrity of the ACMG by investigating its members’ conduct in response to public or internal complaints. The Committee also contributes to its members’ ongoing education by sharing the outcome of investigations.

Structure

The standing portion of the Conduct Review Committee is composed solely of a chair and an assistant chair. Ad hoc committee members, drawn from a pool of trained ACMG members and non-members. The ACMG President and Executive Director are ex-officio members.

Authority

Working within the framework of the ACMG Code of Conduct, Conduct Review Procedures, and Anti-Harassment and Prohibited Conduct Policy the Conduct Review Committee has the authority to act on all Code of Conduct complaints. The committee reports directly to the ACMG Board of Directors via the committee chair. The committee has an Active Agent level of authority, granting it broad power to act without requiring immediate approval from the Board for every decision. However, the Board remains ultimately responsible for its actions and must provide oversight. The committee has the authority to develop and revise procedures for processing Code of Conduct complaints. The committee may recommend revisions to the Code of Conduct to the Board of Directors.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Attempt to resolve complaints or disputes by following the procedures outlined in the ACMG Conduct Review Procedures and ACMG Anti-Harassment and Prohibited Conduct Policy and Procedures for Members documents
• Maintain a current list of ad hoc committee volunteers
• Appoint people to the committee as needed
• Involve the Executive Director as a process advisor as required
• Liaise with the Technical Committee chair as necessary when conducting investigations into Code of Conduct complaints
• Keep all information collected during an investigation confidential between the Committee members, the Executive Committee, and the Executive Director
• Within the limits of allowable disclosure, inform ACMG members of the outcome of investigations into Code of Conduct complaints and share learnings and best practice recommendations that emerge from the investigation
• Conduct an annual review of committee performance and provide a report to the Board
• Report to and advise the ACMG Executive Director and Board of Directors when requested to do so
• Recruit new members as necessary