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Are
you ready to apply for accreditation? Before you send your
laboratory's application for review, make sure that you have
enclosed a completed Accreditation Agreement. Because the Agreement
is a required legal document, we cannot release a final decision
regarding the status of your laboratory without it. For first-time
applicants, the Agreement is printed on colored paper behind
its own tab at the beginning of your accreditation binder.
Are
you using the most current version of the Agreement? The
download links on this page provide the most current version
of the Accreditation Agreement. If you are unsure whether the
Agreement you have is the most current, feel free to download
it from this page at any time.
COMPLETING THE ACCREDITATION
AGREEMENT
The
following items should be given particular attention when completing
the Agreement:
- The
current Agreement document must be submitted.
- Photocopies
or scanned computer-altered Agreements will not be accepted.
- Be
certain to answer all questions.
- The
Agreement must be appropriately signed and witnessed.
- The
only acceptable signatures are those of the Medical Director
or an officer of the corporation.
- The
Technical Director or another member of the laboratory staff
may sign as the witness.
- There
is no need to have the signatures notarized.
To
avoid any unnecessary delay in notification of, or a lapse in,
your accreditation status, please take care to review each page
of the Agreement before returning it and the appropriate application
fees to the ICAMRL.
LABORATORIES
EXPERIENCING CHANGE OF NAME, CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR CHANGE
IN OPERATIONS
It
has come to our attention that laboratories are often subject
to name changes, mergers, or other changes in business structure,
which may result in an agreement to transfer ownership of accreditation.
In order to allow accreditation of a laboratory to transfer
more smoothly from one owner to another while ensuring compliance
with the relevant accreditation standards, and/or document any
major changes regarding laboratory operations, the Intersocietal
Accreditation Commission has provided answers to your questions,
as well as sample forms. See the Change
of Name/Ownership/Operations section. >>
HIPAA COMPLIANCE
AND THE ACCREDITATION AGREEMENT
To
ensure compliance with the regulations set forth by the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the ICAMRL
Accreditation Agreement now includes an addendum defining the
ICAMRL as a "business associate" and defining its
duties and obligations as such.
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