Upon receiving information indicating that a Fellow
(FAAM) or Diplomat (DAAM) or Certified Micropigmentation Instructor
(CMI) or any other member of the Academy, including vendors, may
be in violation, past or present, of any principle of the Academy,
the Executive Director or his/her designee, will follow the Bylaws
of the Academy with regard to investigation and referral to the
Board of Directors. If disciplinary action is deemed warranted by
the board and imposed, it may take one or more of the following
forms:
(1 ) Admonition—A written
notification, warning, or serious rebuke.
(2) Censure—A written judgment,
condemning the Fellow's action as wrong. This is a firm reprimand.
(3) Probation—A punitive
action for a stated period of time, during which the Fellow
(a) loses the rights to hold office and to participate
as a leader in Academy programs
(b) retains other privileges and obligations
of Fellowship
(c) will be reconsidered by the Executive Board
periodically, and at the end of the stated term.
(4) Suspension—A severe
punitive action for a stated or indefinite time, during which the
Fellow
(a) loses the rights to attend and vote at Academy
meetings, to hold office, and to participate as a leader, speaker,
or panelist in Academy programs
(b) is subject to the removal of the Fellow's
name from the IPC Directory and from the mailing list of the Academy
and from the website
(c) surrenders his or her Fellowship certificate
to the Academy, and no longer explicitly or implicitly claims
to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Micropigmentation
(d) pays the visitor's registration fee when
attending Academy programs by permission only
(e) is not subject to the payment of annual
dues and loses all privileges offered by the Academy
If suspension is lifted, the Fellow is returned
to probation or to the status of Active Member with full privileges
and obligations of Fellowship.
(5) Expulsion—The certificate
of Fellowship and all other indicia of Fellowship previously issued
by the Academy, including Certified Instructor if applicable, must
be forthwith returned to the Academy. The technician thereafter
shall not explicitly or implicitly claim to be a Fellow or Diplomat
or an otherwise active member of the Academy and may not participate
in any Academy programs.
Purposeful deception in order to gain credentials
is prima facie cause for expulsion and revocation of all credentials
so gained under false pretenses.
