The Non-Hospital Medical and Surgical Facilities Accreditation Program (NHMSFAP) New Technology policy, as outlined below, identifies the requirements for use of new technology in the non-hospital setting. This policy is consistent with and documents the process outlined by the NHMSFAP Committee decision from 2015.
The NHMSFAP Committee has directed that prior to use in a non-hospital facility, any new technology must first:
- have a Health Canada licence,
- be accepted for use after assessment by the BC Health Technology Committee, and
- be granted approval by the NHMSFAP Committee following review of an application for expansion of services,
or
- be approved for use in a health authority hospital, and
- be granted approval by the NHMSFAP Committee following review of an application for expansion of services.
Non-hospital medical directors who wish to request the use of new technology in their facility must contact the non-hospital program for direction at nhmsfap@cpsbc.ca.