All HealthActCHQ users must register and be approved for use and agree to score the CHQ and other surveys according to the specific rules as provided by HealthActCHQ and/or published in the CHQ User Manual. All users are required to have a current license acquired from HealthActCHQ authorizing use of the survey in any application/setting. Manuals, scoring, surveys and licenses are not transferable. Each distinct project requires a license granting use of the survey instruments.
HealthActCHQ has established a standard, non-modifiable agreement for all licenses. All requests for licensure are treated in complete confidence. All HealthActCHQ surveys, including but not limited to the AIM-A, AIM-C, CHQ, FIPRE, ITQOL, PAVE, PEMQOL and NICU FITS, are protected by US and International copyright laws. This includes the forms themselves, short-forms, scoring algorithms, translations, derivative works, etc. All rights are reserved.
HealthActCHQ surveys may not be abridged, modified, amended altered, adapted, or translated without prior written approval from HealthActCHQ Inc. It is unlawful to distribute copies of the surveys, including translations, scoring documents, manuals, etc. to third parties by sale, rental, lease, lending, or any other means. Any negotiations for use, paid or unpaid licensing, and all business arrangements regarding the surveys are the exclusive rights of HealthActCHQ.