Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist (CLS/MT) Accreditation Information

Discipline Lead Person Cecelia Landin, MS, MT(ASCP) cecelia.landin@marquette.edu		Staff Program Coordinator Gwen James-Oriaikhi NAACLS 5600 N. River Rd. Suite 720 Rosemont, IL  60018-5119 PH: (773) 714-8880 x382 FAX: (773) 714-8886 gjo@naacls.org

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			New Guide to Accreditation
			The New Guide to Accreditation should be used by all programs iwth a self study due date of 9/1/2009 and later.
			Self Study Template
			The new self study template is designed to guide programs through the self study process. Please note that you must download this file and save it to disk. If it is edited online, all changes will be lost once you navigate away from the page.
			Documents
			Download documents related to CLS/MT accreditation.
			Links
			Links for CLS/MT

Highlights

			NAACLS invites comments on Standards changes for PD credentials and length of doctoral curriculum 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.
			NAACLS Self-Study Template Available! 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.
			New NAACLS Consortia Policy 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.
			Frequency of Citations by Standard The linked pdf shows citation data from 2003-2009. This should be useful to programs preparing for initial and continuing accreditation reviews.
			New Guide to Accreditation 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.
			Program Revitalization: Strategies for Survival 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.
			We now accept major credit cards! The NAACLS Business Office will now accept credit card payments.
			Site Visit Team Packet- CLS-MT (zip) This packet contains information for site visit participants

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