Welcome to the official website of the ICAVL. Accreditation is a voluntary process, although reimbursement policies have been enacted throughout the United States by Medicare and other providers that require ICAVL Accreditation. This website provides access to general information, technical articles, reimbursement policies, and a list of accredited laboratories for the ICAVL.

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Special Event: Live Reimbursement Webinar

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PAYMENT POLICIES AND ACCREDITATION: WHAT LABORATORIES NEED TO KNOW TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 1pm ET | Register>>
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 7pm ET | Register>>

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Payment policies and an overall concern for quality in diagnostic imaging have heightened interest and incentives for laboratories to earn accreditation. During this free webinar, participants will interact with experts from the IAC to learn about payment policies requiring accreditation and discuss how to ensure their laboratories' compliance. Read more>>
This event is free and open to all!

Applications Will Now Be Accepted At Any Time
Throughout The Year
JUNE 2009 | In response to customers' express needs, beginning June 1, 2009, laboratories may submit applications at any time. In the past, laboratories were required to submit applications by the first of March, June, September or December to meet the deadline. Read more >>

Effective 2010, ICAVL Will No Longer Accept Cases Recorded On Videotape
FEBRUARY 2009 | Beginning January 1, 2010, VHS tapes will no longer be an accepted format for submitting case studies to the ICAVL. These cases must first be transferred to a digital format (CD or DVD) prior to submission. Read more >>

CHANGE IN POLICY: DELAYED LABORATORIES
The following policy will be applied to all application deadlines occurring after September 1, 2008.

Upon receiving a delayed accreditation decision, the laboratory will:

• have one year to provide the additionally requested documentation demonstrating adherence to the Standards as outlined in the accreditation notification letter
• be permitted to submit one set of delay material to be reviewed by the applicable IAC division, free of charge
• be assessed a $200 review fee if, after providing the additional material, the laboratory still has not demonstrated compliance and further information is required
• have a maximum of only three delay material submissions to demonstrate compliance; if continued non-compliance is documented after review of the three resubmissions, the laboratory will be required to fully reapply for accreditation and undergo a complete application review.  (Note: Each testing area in which a lab applies is considered independent and allowed a total of three submissions each.)
• All accreditation fees are non-refundable and will be due at the time of subsequent application submissions.

To learn more, please see Change In Policy: Delay Status, appearing in the Autumn 2008 issue of the IAC newsletter. >>

Accreditation Mandate Included in New Medicare Bill
IAC Commends the U.S. Congress for Passing the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act

JULY 2008 | The U.S. Congress passed and upheld the Patients and Providers Act on July 9th and 15th, 2008. The bill requires that by 2012, providers of advanced diagnostic imaging services, inclusive of Nuclear Medicine, MR, CT, and PET, must obtain accreditation as a condition for reimbursement. In addition, it establishes a two year voluntary program to collect data regarding physician compliance with appropriateness criteria in order to determine the appropriateness of advanced diagnostic imaging services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries. Read the article >>

Webinar on Medicare’s Latest Imaging Policies
Check out this special webinar session, “How Will Medicare’s New Imaging Policies On Accreditation and Appropriateness Affect You?” archived from October 14, 2008. Provided by Philips Healthcare. Watch the webinar >>