Accreditation standards
Standards are the foundation of the accreditation program. Standards are developed to be flexible enough to apply to different facility operations and rigorous enough to safeguard patients.
The goal of the standards is to deliver safety and quality requirements that practitioners consider legitimate. Standards development will:
- reflect current practice
- incorporate best-available scientific evidence
- involve subject matter experts
Laboratory medicine
The Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine are utilized to accredit facilities in the DAP core accreditation scheme. They are also used to supplement the ISO 15189 standards in the DAP ISO 15189 scheme.
These standards have been reviewed and accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (ISQua EEA). Facilities participating in the DAP ISO 15189 scheme are required to obtain their own certified copy of the ISO 15189 standards.
Effective February 15, 2022, DAP accreditation standards are no longer on the website
Laboratories participating in the accreditation must contact the DAP to access the full set of DAP laboratory medicine accreditation standards.
Version 2.0.1 of the Laboratory Medicine Accreditation Standards will be used to survey laboratories beginning March 31, 2025.
DAP ISO 15189 accreditation scheme
| Scheme | Document name | Type | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAP ISO 15189 | ISO 15189:2022 Medical laboratories – Requirements for quality and competence | ISO standards | 2022 |
| DAP ISO 15189 | Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-Racism | Accreditation standards | July 1, 2024 |
| DAP ISO 15189 | Patient Safety Incident Management (Independent Facility) 2.0 | Accreditation standards | November 1, 2026 |
| DAP ISO 15189, DAP core, DAP limited service | Environmentally Sustainable Health Care | Accreditation standards | February 1, 2027 |
| DAP ISO 15189, DAP core, DAP limited service | Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine Version 2.1 | Accreditation standards | February 1, 2027 |
| DAP ISO 15189 | Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine Version 2.0.1 | Accreditation standards | March 31, 2025 |
| DAP ISO 15189, DAP core, DAP limited service | Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine Version 2.1 Revision Record | Revision record | February 1, 2027 |
| DAP ISO 15189 | Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine Version 2.0.1 Revision Record | Revision record | March 31, 2025 |
DAP core accreditation scheme
| Scheme | Document name | Type | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAP core | Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine Version 2.0.1 | Accreditation standards | March 31, 2025 |
| DAP core | Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine Revision Record Version 2.0 | Revision record | March 31, 2025 |
| DAP core | Accreditation Standards – Laboratory Medicine Revision Record Version 2.0.1 | Revision record | March 21, 2025 |
| DAP core | Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-Racism | Accreditation standards | July 1, 2024 |
| DAP core | Patient Safety Incident Management (Independent Facility) 2.0 | Accreditation standards | November 1, 2026 |
DAP community point-of-care scheme
| Scheme | Document name | Type | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAP community POCT | Accreditation Standards – Community Point-of-Care Version 1.0 | Accreditation standards | November 27, 2024 |
| DAP community POCT | Patient Safety Incident Management (Independent Facility) 2.0 | Accreditation standards | November 1, 2026 |
Guidance
- Guide to Fulfillment of Laboratory Results Comparability Requirements
- Guide to Fulfillment of Measurement Uncertainty
- Guide to Fulfillment of Metrological Traceability Requirements
- Guide to Fulfillment of Validation and Verification of Examination Requirements
- Guide to Quality Management Systems and Quality Manual