The American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare (FRBH) operates under a formal governance structure designed to preserve independence, impartiality, and public trust in its standards-setting and accreditation functions governing organizational safeguards for occupational psychological hazard exposure.

Authority is formally separated to preserve fiduciary oversight, accreditation independence, and structural impartiality across governance and administrative functions.

Board of Directors - Governing Authority
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The Board of Directors serves as FRBH’s highest fiduciary and ethical authority and safeguards the mission, structural independence, and organizational integrity.

Responsibilities include:

- Adoption and oversight of the FRBH National Standard
- Protection of accreditation independence
- Approval of governance policies
- Organizational and fiduciary oversight

Board members serve defined terms in accordance with FRBH governance policy.

Accreditation Review Council (ARC) - Accreditation Decision Authority

The Accreditation Review Council renders accreditation determinations in accordance with documented procedures and impartiality safeguards.

The ARC operates independently from executive administration, advisory functions, and external influence.

Responsibilities include:

- Review of independent evaluation findings
- Accreditation determinations
- Enforcement of conflict-of-interest safeguards
- Recusal where required

ARC members serve defined terms in accordance with FRBH governance policy.

Executive Leadership - Administrative Authority

‍The Executive Leadership Team manages day-to-day administration and execution of policies adopted by the Board of Directors.

Executive leadership holds no authority over accreditation determinations.

Responsibilities include:

- Administrative operations
- Standards publication and dissemination
- Coordination of accreditation processes
- Organizational management

Independence & Impartiality

Standards adoption and accreditation determinations are structurally insulated from operational, commercial, funding, and external influence.

All governing and accreditation decision-making bodies are subject to documented conflict-of-interest disclosure, review, and recusal requirements.

Governance procedures are maintained through adopted charters, policies, and procedural documentation.

The FRBH governance framework is designed to ensure nationally consistent, independent, and impartial accreditation determinations.
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