Legal Notices

Certification Disclaimer (ACBIS)

The Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists provides a certification program that intends for individuals to become familiar with a broad range of issues relevant to the care of people with acquired brain injuries. The training material and testing requirement was developed to help all staff who have direct contact experience with an individual or individuals with brain injury raise their skill level and contribution as an integral part of interdisciplinary rehabilitation teams. This training material has also proved helpful to professionals who do not have a background in brain injury rehabilitation or rehabilitation professionals who wish to broaden their education in their efforts to adequately serve this population. This certification also assists consumers in their efforts to identify facilities and professionals committed to maintaining a basic level of skill and knowledge as regards the needs of those recovering from a brain injury. However, it does not confer or imply the acquisition of advanced training or expertise in brain injury rehabilitation. As such, this certification does not inherently expand a professional’s scope of practice but might be part of their continuing education or post-academic development. Professionals from disciplines that might serve brain injury survivors must follow the practice guidelines as set forth by their oversight licensing and academic organizations.

Certification as a Brain Injury Specialist or Brain Injury Specialist Trainer is a designation that indicates the following:

1. The individual has met the minimum application standards for certification.
2. The individual passed the certification examination.
3. The individual is in good-standing as regards renewal costs and continuing education requirements.
4. The certificant is familiar with a broad range of issues important in the care of brain injury survivors which may inform their work with these consumers.
5. And, in the case of a Trainer, is qualified to provide training to others seeking this certification.

Certification as a Brain Injury Specialist or Brain Injury Specialist Trainer neither implies nor warrants:

1. That the certificant is an expert in brain injury rehabilitation.
2. That the certificant is qualified to offer professional services without the appropriate license or provide unsupervised treatment.

Misuse of the certification as noted above would be in violation of the ACBIS Ethics Policy and could result in revocation of the certification.

ACBIS Legal Notice

Copyright: All materials on this website are owned or licensed by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and are protected under the copyright laws of the United States and under applicable international treaties and conventions. Any reproduction, re-transmission, or republication of all or part of any ACBIS material on this site is expressly prohibited, except that BIAA permits the reproduction and use of the information and materials on this site for the sole purpose of obtaining information about, and applications for, ACBIS certification programs. BIAA also may expressly grant its consent to reproduce, re-transmit, or republish such materials upon prior written request.

Trademarks: The names, trademarks, service marks, and logos of BIAA and ACBIS appearing on this site are owned by BIAA and may not be used in any advertising, publicity, or otherwise to indicate ACBIS certification or affiliation, without ACBIS’ prior express written permission or unless use by Certificants is authorized by ACBIS. Current Certificants are only authorized to use the marks in the manner and for the purposes set forth in this website, or in other materials, policies, and procedures adopted and promulgated by ACBIS. Use of such marks in a manner not consistent with such policies may result in discipline including reprimand, suspension, or revocation and the loss of the use of such marks. Use of such marks without authorization also may result in an action for trademark infringement.

Certifications: ACBIS does not guarantee, warrant, or endorse the products or services of any firm, organization, or person. Certification by ACBIS indicates that a person has met the specific requirements of the certification process, but is not a guarantee of competency, accuracy, or any particular treatment result. Information about Certificants is provided by the Certificants themselves and ACBIS is not responsible for any incorrect or out-dated information about Certificants, including their office addresses or any other contact information. ACBIS does not assume any duty to the public for the services of Certificants, or for any information about Certificants or any other person or entity participating in or receiving professional services from Certificants. ACBIS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, INJURY, CLAIM, OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND SHALL FURTHER NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, OR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES).

Use Of Personal Information: We use the personal and professional information that ACBIS participants provide when creating accounts, completing application and recertification forms, completing questionnaires and surveys, and completing or updating profiles, in order to:

1. meet our mission to communicate information to our stakeholders,
2. provide notice of important events, activities, and proposals,
3. provide opportunities for networking and professional events,
4. provide a directory accessible to others ( Certificants have the ability to choose to list certain information),
5. compile and provide mailing, approval, and attendance lists for examinations and meetings, and
6. provide a list of members of committees and the Board of Directors.

ACBIS permits use of the list of Certificants for purposes related and beneficial to the profession, such as licensing the list to nonprofit associations in related fields, providers of education, and providers of related products and services. Certificants may “opt-out” of having their information used for such purposes by notifying ACBIS. Otherwise, ACBIS does not sell, lease or provide to any person or organization personal information except as specified above. ACBIS does not disclose credit card account information, except to submit the necessary information to the appropriate clearinghouse.

This Privacy Policy sets out ACBIS’s policies regarding treatment of information that may be considered to be private and demonstrates our commitment to your data privacy; it governs both our offline and online data collections practices. We may change the content or services found on the website at any time without notice, and consequently our Privacy Policy may change at any time in the future. You agree to revisit this page regularly and your continued access to or use of the website will mean that you agree to the changes. 

Your Queries: If you have any questions regarding privacy issues, would like to change information that you have provided, or suspect that ACBIS has handled your data in a manner that does not comply with this Privacy Policy, please contact ACBIS at acbis@biausa.org. 

Public Areas: When using the public portion of the website, you can do anonymously. You are not required to provide us with any personal information and we do not monitor or collect any personally identifiable information from you on your use of the public portions of the website. We may track the number of users who visit areas of the website for internal use such as improving accessibility to website facilities and marketing, but this tracking will not identify you. We may also record the location of your computer on the Internet for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes and for reporting aggregate information. 

Website Notices

Website Disclaimer: ACBIS makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy or suitability of any information or materials on this website; all such content is provided on an “as is” basis. ACBIS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Links: Although ACBIS may include links providing direct access to other Internet sites, ACBIS has not participated in the development of those other sites, and does not exert any editorial or other control over those other sites. ACBIS, therefore, takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on, or reliability, security, or privacy policies of, those other sites.