The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) is committed to being the premier international agency for accreditation and approval of educational programs in the clinical laboratory sciences and related health professions through the involvement of expert volunteers and its dedication to public service.
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NAACLS will offer "The New and Improved Accreditation Process " in Biloxi, Mississippi (in concurrence with the CLEC Conference) on Thursday, February 25, 2010. Click the header for more information.
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NAACLS Programs undergoing the Accreditation process can now complete their Self-Studies using a pdf template. The Electronic Self-Study can be completed using the free version of Adobe Reader. Simply download the file and follow the instructions within. Completed Electronic Self-Studies can be submitted to NAACLS via flash drive. Please note that you must save the file, not work on it online.
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At the September 2009 Board of Directors meeting, two changes for the Standards were presented and approved for release for public comment for a period of 30 days. The first involves a change to Standard 20A3, Program Director qualifications and the definition of a nationally recognized certification agency. The second involves changes to Standard 9A (curriculum) in the DCLS. Please click on the link above for more information.
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At its April 2009 Board of Directors meeting, NAACLS made new changes to its consortia policy, effective immediately. Click on the above link for more information.
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The linked pdf shows citation data from 2003-2009. This should be useful to programs preparing for initial and continuing accreditation reviews.
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The new Guide to Approval has been updated.
All programs that have a Self-Study due date after September 1, 2009 are required to follow the guidelines and Standards within the new Guide to Approval when assembling the Self-Study.
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The new Guide to Accreditation has been updated to contain the NAACLS Standards and the details of the Programmatic Accreditation Process for all but Doctoral level NAACLS Accredited Programs.
All programs that have a Self-Study due date after September 1, 2009 are required to follow the guidelines and Standards within the new Guide to Accreditation when assembling the Self-Study and preparing for the Spring 2010 site visit.
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A task force chaired by Donna Spannaus-Martin has been charged to review and update the NAACLS Program Revitalization: Strategies for Survival document. Other task force members include Linda Ross, Debbie Wisenor, Randy Vandervander, Fred Rodriguez (board liaison), and Gwen James-Oriaikhi (staff liaison).
The Program Revitalization Task force would appreciate any ideas/strategies that you might have to include in the updated document. These can be sent directly to Donna Spannaus-Martin.
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The NAACLS Business Office will now accept credit card payments.
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The most recent NAACLS Annual Report is available by clicking on the above link.
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