Accreditation standards
Standards are the foundation of the accreditation program. Standards are developed to be flexible enough to apply to different facility operations and rigorous enough to safeguard patients.
The goal of the standards is to deliver safety and quality requirements that practitioners consider legitimate. Standards development will:
- reflect current practice
- incorporate best-available scientific evidence
- involve subject matter experts
Polysomnography
The polysomnography accreditation standards are reviewed with input from the Polysomnography Advisory Committee and approved by the CPSBC DAP Committee.
Version 1.2
Version 1.2 of the polysomography standards are effective from May 3, 2017 to August 15, 2025.
Document name | Version | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-Racism | 1.0 | July 1, 2024 |
1.2 | May 3, 2017 | |
1.2 | September 4, 2023 |
Version 2.0
Version 2.0 of the polysomnography standards will be effective as of August 15, 2025.
General standard chapters
General standards apply to all polysomnography modalities
| Document name | Version | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Delegated Medical Acts | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Document Control | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Equipment and Supplies | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| General Safety | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Global Polysomnography | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Governing Body | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-Racism | 1.0 | July 1, 2024 |
| Infection Prevention and Control | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Information Management | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Medical Director | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Medical Staff Qualifications Requirements | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Patient and Client Focus | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Patient Safety | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Quality Improvement | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Staff Administration Management Development | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Technical Staff Requirements and Scoring | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
Discipline-specific standard chapters
Discipline-specific standards are only applicable to the modalities specified in the document title
| Document name | Version | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Polysomnography | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Ambulatory Testing | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Daytime Testing | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Home Sleep Apnea Testing | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Positive Airway Pressure Therapeutics | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Positive Airway Pressure Titration and Adjunct Therapies | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
| Pediatric Polysomnography | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |
Revision records
| Document name | Version | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Polysomnography Accreditation Standards Revision Record | 1.2 | May 3, 2017 |
| Polysomnography Accreditation Standards Revision Record | 2.0 | ​​​​​​​August 15, 2025 |