MROCC Cheating Policy

Medical Review Officer Examination Cheating Policy

Each candidate for certification and recertification is expected to take the

examination without the assistance of other individuals/colleagues.

Candidates are required to agree to the following Statement of Integrity as part

of the application process:

I attest that I will personally take the examination without the assistance of

other individuals. I agree to uphold the integrity of the examination and will

take reasonable steps to maintain the security of the questions, answers or

other information contained therein during or after the examination. I will not

attempt to copy, print or make any record of the test questions (electronic or

written), and I will not assist another candidate or communicate with others

about, or otherwise disclose or disseminate any information or content from

this examination, verbally, in written form, electronic form or any other form.

A candidate who violates this agreement has breached the integrity of the

examination process. If a candidate is suspected of a violation of this

agreement, the following notifications and appeals procedures shall apply:

1. Written notice of the suspected violation will be provided to the

candidate.

2. The candidate will have fourteen (14) days to respond in writing. If a

response is not received within fourteen days, the examination will be

nullified, no score will be reported, and the candidate will not be certified.

3. After considering the written response, MROCC will do one of the

following:

a. Determine that no violation has occurred and notify the candidate of this

fact in writing. In such cases the examination will be scored and processed as

usual.

b. Request further clarification or explanation. In such cases, the candidate

must respond in writing within eight (8) days of receiving request from

MROCC. If a response is not received within eight days, the examination will

be nullified, no score will be reported, and the candidate will not be certified.

c. Determine that a violation, as described in the above Statement of Integrity,

has occurred. In such cases, the candidate’s submitted test responses will not

be scored and the candidate will not be allowed to retake the certification

examination or apply for a future certification.

4. If a violation is determined, the candidate may appeal MROCC’s decision.

In such cases, the candidate may appeal to MROCC’s Ad Hoc Appeals

Committee or its designee. Such committee or designee will interview the

candidate and perform any additional investigation considered to be

appropriate to resolve the matter. The candidate is expected to comply with

this investigation. Any failure to comply will result in the determination of a

violation. The outcome of the investigation will be one of the determinations

a-c. In such cases, no further appeals will take place.

An individual certified by MROCC is expected to maintain the integrity of the

examination. A certified individual violating MROCC’s cheating policy or

Statement of Integrity is subject to Certification Revocation as described in

MROCC's certification revocation policy.