MEDICAL DIRECTOR

FOR LABORATORIES APPLYING FOR NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY ACCREDITATION: The Medical Director must obtain at least 15 hours of AMA Category I continuing medical education (CME) credits, relevant to nuclear cardiology, every three years.

FOR LABORATORIES APPLYING FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND/OR PET ACCREDITATION: The Medical Director must obtain at least 15 hours of AMA Category I continuing medical education (CME) credits, relevant to nuclear medicine, every three years.

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

The Technical Director must obtain at least 15 hours of accredited continuing education (CE) in nuclear medicine, every three years. The 15 hours should include at least three hours in each of the following categories: imaging, quality control/instrumentation, and radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine. All continuing education hours must be approved CE (VOICE, ARRT-Category A, ASRT, AMA Category I).

MEDICAL STAFF

FOR LABORATORIES APPLYING FOR NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY ACCREDITATION: The interpreting medical staff members must obtain at least 15 hours of AMA Category I CME credits, relevant to nuclear cardiology, every three years.

>FOR LABORATORIES APPLYING FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND/OR PET ACCREDITATION: The interpreting medical staff members must obtain at least 15 hours of AMA Category I CME credits, relevant to nuclear medicine, every three years.

TECHNICAL STAFF

The nuclear medicine technology staff must obtain at least 15 hours of accredited continuing education (CE) in nuclear medicine, every three years. The 15 hours should include at least three hours in each of the following categories: imaging, quality control/instrumentation, and radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine. All continuing education hours must be approved CE (VOICE, ARRT-Category A, ASRT, AMA Category I).

The ICANL application includes a CME form that must be completed for each staff member. Submission of actual CME certificates or transcript lists is not required as part of the application; however, documentation of CME credits must be kept on file within the laboratory and available for inspection.