December 2012 - Effective November 2012, the Accreditation Board of Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC), formerly the ABNS Accreditation Council, granted initial accreditation to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) Adult Nurse Practitioner and the Family Nurse Practitioner Programs. The ABSNC accreditation process is a peer-review stringent process, and must be renewed annually through October 2017. Meeting the ABSNC requirements and standards indicates that the Certification Program recognizes the importance and value of providing high quality, valid, and reliable nursing certification programs.