The foundation of the Diagnostic Accreditation Program (DAP) is the provincial standards and accompanying criteria set by the DAP Committee.
The laboratory medicine standards were recently revised after completing a comprehensive review of the existing general and point-of-care standards, using the newly revised reference standard ISO 15189:2022 Medical laboratories – requirements for quality and competence.
The review and revision of the general and point-of-care standards included the participation of standing DAP advisory committees comprised of technical experts from across BC and community feedback. New criteria will also be found in the category of anatomic pathology.
In addition to alignment to international and best practice documents, the DAP laboratory medicine standards have been reviewed and accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (IEEA).
Version 2.0 of the standards was published on July 1, 2024. Medical laboratory facilities will be assessed to the new standards starting March 31, 2025.
Laboratories participating in accreditation can contact the DAP to access the full set of DAP laboratory medicine standards.