Welcome to the official website of the ICACTL. Accreditation is a voluntary process, although reimbursement policies have been enacted throughout the United States by insurance providers that require ICACTL Accreditation. This website provides access to general information, reimbursement policies, the ICACTL Standards, and a list of accredited laboratories for the ICACTL.

UnitedHealthcare Publishes Online Listing of Accredited Imaging Providers
As part of UnitedHealthcareOnline.com, a resource for physicians and other health care professionals, a listing of accredited imaging providers is now available. The detailed listing provides the names and addresses of the accredited providers, as well as the areas in which they are accredited and the corresponding expiration dates.

View the list of accredited providers >>
The Imaging Accreditation page of UnitedHealthcareOnline.com >>

Note to all laboratories preparing to submit applications to the ICACTL
Laboratories submitting applications for accreditation or reaccreditation through the December 1, 2008 deadline may use either Online Accreditation or the previous ICACTL Application CD. Following the December deadline, all applications must be submitted to the ICACTL via Online Accreditation.

CHANGE IN POLICY: DELAYED LABORATORIES
The following policy will be applied to all application deadlines occurring after September 1, 2008.

Upon receiving a delayed accreditation decision, the laboratory will:

• have one year to provide the additionally requested documentation demonstrating adherence to the Standards as outlined in the accreditation notification letter
• be permitted to submit one set of delay material to be reviewed by the applicable IAC division, free of charge
• be assessed a $200 review fee if, after providing the additional material, the laboratory still has not demonstrated compliance and further information is required
• have a maximum of only three delay material submissions to demonstrate compliance; if continued non-compliance is documented after review of the three resubmissions, the laboratory will be required to fully reapply for accreditation and undergo a complete application review.  (Note: Each testing area in which a lab applies is considered independent and allowed a total of three submissions each.)
• All accreditation fees are non-refundable and will be due at the time of subsequent application submissions.

To learn more, please see Change In Policy: Delay Status, appearing in the Autumn 2008 issue of the IAC newsletter >>

Accreditation Mandate Included in New Medicare Bill
IAC Commends the U.S. Congress for Passing the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act

JULY 2008 | The U.S. Congress passed and upheld the Patients and Providers Act on July 9th and 15th, 2008. The bill requires that by 2012, providers of advanced diagnostic imaging services, inclusive of Nuclear Medicine, MR, CT, and PET, must obtain accreditation as a condition for reimbursement. In addition, it establishes a two year voluntary program to collect data regarding physician compliance with appropriateness criteria in order to determine the appropriateness of advanced diagnostic imaging services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries.

For details, please read the article on the IAC newsletter. >>

Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its HMO Affiliates

APRIL 2008 | Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its HMO Affiliates issued an announcement that providers that perform or conduct any CT, CTA, MRI, MRA, MRS, PET and/or Nuclear/Nuclear Cardiology studies shall be accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) or Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for each piece of equipment utilized in such studies.

For details, visit the ICACTL list of Payment Policies. >>

UnitedHealth Group Extends Deadline Requiring Computed Tomography Accreditation

AUGUST 21, 2008 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare), regarding its announcement requiring all participating, freestanding imaging facilities and physician offices performing CT procedures to apply for accreditation as a condition for reimbursement, has extended its original March 1, 2008 deadline for this requirement until the fourth quarter of 2009. Read more >>

The 2007 ICACTL Standards are now available for download!
Download and view the new Standards. >>

Webinar on Medicare’s Latest Imaging Policies
Check out this special webinar session, “How Will Medicare’s New Imaging Policies On Accreditation and Appropriateness Affect You?” archived from October 14 from 1:30-2:45 pm ET. Provided by Philips Healthcare. Watch the webinar. >>