The Commission is now operating in accordance with the Caretaker Conventions pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

An image of the front cover of Tier 4 Requirements for Human Medical Genome Testing Utilising Massively Parallel Sequencing Technologies (First Edition 2017)

Requirements for human medical genome testing utilising massively parallel sequencing technologies (First Edition 2017)

2022
Publication, report or update

This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.

Requirements for medical pathology services (Third Edition 2018) is currently in use.

An image of the front cover of Tier 4 Requirements for the Use of Digital Images as an Alternative to Direct Microscopy

Requirements for use of digital images as alternative to direct microscopy (First Edition 2021)

2022
Publication, report or update

This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.

Requirements for use of digital images as alternative to direct microscopy (First Edition 2021) is currently in use.

An image of the front cover of Tier 4 Requirements for Laboratories Reporting Tests for the National Cervical Screening Program (Second Edition 2019)

Requirements for laboratories reporting tests for the National Cervical Screening Program (Second Edition 2019)

2022
Publication, report or update

This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.

Requirements for laboratories reporting tests for the National Cervical Screening Program (Second Edition 2019) is currently in use.

An image of the front cover of Tier 4 Requirements for Validation of Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs for use in the National Cervical Screening Program (First Edition 2019)

Requirements for validation of self-collected vaginal swabs for use in the National Cervical Screening Program (First Edition 2019)

2022
Publication, report or update

This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.

An image of the front cover of Tier 4 Performance Measures for Australian Laboratories Reporting Cervical Cytology (Third Edition 2015)

Performance measures for Australian laboratories reporting cervical cytology (Third Edition 2015)

2022
Publication, report or update

This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.

Performance measures for Australian laboratories reporting cervical cytology (Third Edition 2015) is currently in use.

An image of the front cover of Tier 4 Requirements for the Facilities and Operation of Mortuaries (Third Edition 2013)

Requirements for the facilities and operation of mortuaries (Third Edition 2013)

2022
Publication, report or update

This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.

Requirements for the facilities and operation of mortuaries (Third Edition 2013) is currently in use.

An image of the front cover of Tier 4 Requirements for the Performance of Anatomical Pathology Cut-up (Fourth Edition 2013)

Requirements for the performance of anatomical pathology cut-up (Fourth Edition 2013)

2022
Publication, report or update

This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.

Requirements for the performance of anatomical pathology cut-up (Fourth Edition 2013) is currently in use.

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