%%EOF One copy of the GEN Checklist is provided to the inspection team. Note: please log in to access the links above. %PDF-1.4 %���� CAP inspectors use the checklists, with approximately 3,000 requirements, during inspections to ensure laboratories comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and achieve accreditation. PDF (v4.3.0.2) 0000021837 00000 n The Gastrointestinal and Breast protocols have been updated to reflect the revised WHO histologic types. Changed conditional questions in Margins section of Anus Excision protocol to non-core (optional) elements. 0000004548 00000 n The eCC corresponding release includes 87 templates. This agreed position puts forward some strong commitments from member states for higher environmental ambition with instruments like mandatory eco-schemes (a novelty compared to the current policy) and enhanced conditionality. Therefore, it becomes even more important for pathologists to familiarize themselves with these documents. designee meeting CAP director qualifications, prior to use in patient testing to confirm the acceptability of the data and approve each nonwaived test for clinical use. h�b```b``������� Ȁ ��@Q�)@N_c�v� � ���60`"�'5��p4�� Some requirements … The CAP continues to separate the protocols to offer unique documents for biopsy, resection, or other separate procedure for easier use of the templates and for better understanding of their requirements for accreditation purposes. 0000002390 00000 n Current Version 0000005284 00000 n Most of the revisions are minor including formatting, minor corrections, or explanatory notes clarifications. On-Line Store from Saturday, February 20, 4:00 PM to Sunday, February 21, 6:00 PM (CT). e-LAB Solutions Suite from Saturday, February 20, 4:00 PM to Sunday, February 21, 6:00 PM (CT). The original and primary source for this information is the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition (2016) published by Springer Science+Business Media. Colon protocol has been updated requiring reporting of Macroscopic Evaluation of Mesorectum. Upload and publish your own book in minutes. 7313 Arrange travel through the CAP Travel Desk 800-323-4040 ext. 0000003288 00000 n Integrate the Cancer Protocol & Biomarker Templates into your LIS workflow. Quality control samples are samples that act as surrogates for patient specimens.They are to be periodically processed like a patient sample to monitor the ongoing performance of the entire analytic process, and must be judged acceptable prior to reporting patient results.They must be evaluated and organized such that they can be used daily by the testing personnel or supervisory technical staff to detect problems, trends, etc.It is implicit that quality control specimens be tested in the same manner a… 0000023686 00000 n 2020 Sulphur update - outcome of the MEPC 74 College of American Pathologists Revised: 09/27/2007 LABORATORY GENERAL (Web File) Page 3 of 130 SUMMARY OF CHANGES LABORATORY GENERAL Checklist 9/27/2007 Edition The following questions have been added, revised, or deleted in this edition of the checklist, or in the two editions immediately previous to this one. 0000029104 00000 n 0000011192 00000 n Click here to register: November 17, 2021 12:00-1:00 PM CST. Other than uses (1), (2), and (3) above, the CAP does not authorize any use of the Protocols in electronic medical records systems, pathology informatics systems, cancer registry computer systems, computerized databases, mappings between coding works, or any computerized system without a written license from the CAP. 0 0000000016 00000 n 0000001512 00000 n �2ʔ>Ц�D$����������8�&U�J4��(�b��l˨Qx}~�Ēy�d&5��0�w���T_w�D�X�JJJ�P�il\� �(((���S����Br:p20����@��d`\͐Ͱ��5�7�0��p�H`��2 The following is a complete list of the CAP accreditation checklists: © 2020 College of American Pathologists. xref Overview of CAP Reform 2014-2020 T he new agreement on CAP reform reached in 2013 is the fruit of three years of reflection, discussion and intensive negotiation. All rights reserved. Users should ensure that they update their cancer reporting systems for the Uterine Cervix Resection protocol prior to the January 1, 2021 implementation date. 0000029812 00000 n February 2020. 0000020045 00000 n 09/2019. 0000006147 00000 n Master All Common Checklist CAP Accreditation Program College of American Pathologists 325 Waukegan Road Northfield, IL 60093-2750 www.cap.org 08.21.2017 Highlights include: The AJCC has set an implementation date of January 1, 2021 for use of the 9th Version of its Uterine Cervix cancer staging system. startxref Check to see which vendors participate in the CAP’s Checklist Distribution Program. The College of American Pathologists February 2020 release includes 47 revised cancer protocols and one new adult Autopsy reporting protocol. 56 0 obj <>stream Some requirements … When critical results are obtained, notification of these results must be made and documented on the test report. It did not issue the protocols for use in litigation, reimbursement, or other contexts. The College of American Pathologists October 28, 2020 Uterine Cervix release includes 2 revised cancer protocols. The CAP developed these protocols as an educational tool to assist pathologists in the useful reporting of relevant information. 7800 May 21, 2020 Delete question 2 (Nondiscrimination) from E-1 Worksheets and Report Template. An "effective date" column was added to allow better sorting; effective dates depict new checklists, checklists with updates, and/or otherwise validated checklists by the functional area sponsor. GUIDANCE PACKAGE: Global Sulphur Cap 2020. That’s how Stephen J. Sarewitz, MD, vice chair of the CAP Checklists Committee, characterizes the changes to the quality management requirements in the 2020 laboratory general checklist, released in June. 0000008606 00000 n Laboratory General Checklist 08.21.2017 UNDERSTANDING THE CAP ACCREDITATION CHECKLIST COMPONENTS All checklist requirements contain a requirement number, subject header, phase, and a declarative statement. 0000077689 00000 n Preparing for the Inspection Schedule the inspection as soon as possible after receiving notice. The 2019 edition of the CAP accreditation checklists are now available. 0000015720 00000 n Cap General Checklist Magazines, Cap General Checklist eBooks, Cap General Checklist Publications, Cap General Checklist Publishers Description: Read interactive Cap General Checklist publications at FlipHTML5, download Cap General Checklist PDF documents for free. Technical and Regulatory News No. 0000003652 00000 n 0000002906 00000 n All inspectors must be familiar with the GEN Checklist requirements and 0000001611 00000 n August 28, 2020 Renamed a duplicate data field in the B-1 Report Template back page. Breast Biomarker reporting has been harmonized with the latest release of the ASCO - CAP Practice Guideline Update. Building a Quality Management System (QMS) for Your Laboratory: Moving on Up to the QMS Side. The CAP released the 2020 edition of its Laboratory Accreditation Program checklists, which inspectors use for ensuring laboratory regulations. © 2020 College of American Pathologists (CAP). The CAP hereby authorizes use of these protocols by physicians and other health care providers in reporting on surgical specimens, in teaching, and in carrying out medical research for nonprofit purposes. At the same time, the CAP cautions that use of the protocols other than for their intended educational purpose may involve additional considerations that are beyond the scope of this document. 0000004874 00000 n •Detailed standards developed based on broad principles defined in the CAP Standards for Laboratory Accreditation –21 different checklists with about 2,900 requirements •Tool for laboratories to prepare for inspection •Roadmap guide for inspectors to perform an inspection •Customizable based on tests and activities 0000030532 00000 n Work with the lab to find a mutually agreeable date Must be done within three months prior to anniversary Work with Tracy Bousquet at CAP if issues arise when scheduling 800-323-4040 ext. Current and previous cancer reporting and biomarker reporting protocols can be downloaded using the links in the table below. 0000002195 00000 n This 0000003627 00000 n What are the CAP Checklists? civil air patrol national headquarters. Click on the photo below to access all of the CAP C onsistency Checklist handouts. The CAP further authorizes the following uses by physicians and other health care practitioners, in reporting on surgical specimens for individual patients, in teaching, and in carrying out medical research for non-profit purposes: (1) Dictation from the original or modified protocols for the purposes of creating a text-based patient record on paper, or in a word processing document; (2) Copying from the original or modified protocols into a text-based patient record on paper, or in a word processing document; (3) The use of a computerized system for items (1) and (2), provided that the protocol data is stored intact as a single text-based document, and is not stored as multiple discrete data fields.