My VisaScreen® Certificate does not contain my picture, the signature of the CGFNS president and CEO, or an expiration date. Is it still valid?
In January, 2004, CGFNS International began to include the signatures of the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as an expiration date on VisaScreen® Certificates. VisaScreen® Certificates were first issued in conjunction with the issuing of three interim rules by the DHS on October 1998, April 1999, and in January 2001. Therefore VisaScreen® Certificates issued during these periods and prior to January 2004 would not contain signatures or expiration dates, however will remain valid. VisaScreen® certificates may also include a photograph of the applicant (which CGFNS/ICHP has included when a photo was available). CGFNS/ICHP has added these features with the aim of making the certificate more resistant to various forms of fraud.
In January, 2004, CGFNS International began to include the signatures of the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as an expiration date on the International Commission on Healthcare Professions VisaScreen® certificates. The certificates were first issued in conjunction with the issuing of three interim rules by the DHS on October 1998, April 1999, and in January 2001. Therefore, certificates issued during these periods and prior to January 2004 would not contain signatures or expiration dates, however will remain valid. International Commission on Healthcare Professions VisaScreen® certificates may also include a photograph of the applicant (which CGFNS/ICHP has included when a photo was available). CGFNS/ICHP has added these features with the aim of making the certificate more resistant to various forms of fraud.
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