Use the link below to download the IAC Accreditation Agreement:
All IAC applications submitted after January 1, 2010 will not have their decision rendered without submitting a completed IAC Accreditation Agreement (published version 9/2009).
Completing the Accreditation Agreement
The following items should be given particular attention when completing the document:
- The current Agreement document must be submitted.
- Photocopies or scanned computer-altered Agreements will not be accepted.
- Be certain to answer all questions.
- The Agreement must be appropriately signed by a person authorized to enter into the Agreement on behalf of the laboratory.
- There is no need to have the signatures notarized.
- If applying for accreditation with more than one of the IAC divisions (i.e., ICAVL and ICAEL), an Agreement for each type of accreditation must be completed.
- Any changes to the Agreement must be pre-approved by the IAC and will incur a $200.00 fee. See All Laboratories With Agreement Or Ownership Changes for more details.
To avoid any unnecessary delay in notification of, or a lapse in, your accreditation status, please take care to review each page of the Agreement before returning it and the appropriate application fees.
HIPAA Compliance and the Accreditation Agreement
To ensure compliance with the regulations set forth by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Accreditation Agreement includes a Business Associate Agreement (BA) defining the IAC as a "business associate" and defining its duties and obligations as such.
For laboratories using any Business Associate Agreement other than the IAC Business Associate Agreement, the Addendum to Business Associate Agreement must be completed. [Download the Addendum]
