Revised minimum standards for practices offering assisted reproductive technologies: a committee opinion

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine; Practice Committee of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology; Practice Committee of the Society of Reproductive Biology and Technology

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.05.035

Revised minimum standards for practices offering assisted reproductive technologies: a committee opinion

Fertil Steril. 2014 Sep;102(3):682-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.05.035. Epub 2014 Jun 19.

Authors

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine; Practice Committee of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology; Practice Committee of the Society of Reproductive Biology and Technology

PMID: 24954775
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.05.035

Abstract

This document is designed to assist assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs in establishing and maintaining a successful clinical practice and set criteria that meet or exceed the requirements suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for certification of ART laboratories. This document replaces the document of the same name last published in 2008 (Fertil Steril 2008;90:S165-8).

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence / standards
Education, Medical, Continuing / standards
Embryo Culture Techniques / standards
Embryo Transfer / standards
Humans
Laboratories, Hospital / organization & administration
Laboratories, Hospital / standards
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / organization & administration
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / standards
Oocyte Retrieval / standards
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards*
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / ethics
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / standards*
Workforce