VASCULAR ULTRASOUND ACCREDITATION

Requirements

ACR

ICAVL

Phantom testing

Optional

Optional

Purchase phantom

Phantoms not needed

Phantoms not needed

Case studies

Normal and pathology

Only normal allowed

Opening an application

Fees must be paid at time of opening application

No fee to open application

Submission Time Frames after opening an application

45 days

ACR mandates submission of all testing material (clinical and phantom images) within 45 days of application request.

No time frame. The online application can remain open and active

Case study time frames

2 months before and 45 days following the date of your processed application. ACR recommends not collecting case studies until you have received instructions with the testing material.

1 year

All cases must be selected from within one year prior to the date of submission.

Pricing schedule

Base:                        $1500

Additional Fees:

Additional modalities: $300

Base (vascular only): $1200

Additional Fees:

Additional modalities:

$200 - $400

Select testing modalities

No

All ultrasound modalities performed in your lab MUST be applied for in order to obtain ACR Ultrasound Accreditation

Yes

You may pick and choose which modalities you seek accreditation in. You do not need to accredit all modalities performed in your lab.

Submission of policies with application

No

Policies are not submitted with the application.

Yes.

Certain lab policies must be submitted with the application.

Submission of Quality Assurance with application

No

Yes

At a minimum one quarters worth of quality assurance must be completed and submitted with the application.