Standards Committee

To address the standardization requirements of current and evolving laboratory technologies for the benefit of patients; to serve as the focus for the CAP review and input on the activities of national and international standard setting organizations through recommendation of appropriate delegate and liaison members to other professional organizations; and to coordinate with other committees of the CAP to oversee the review of pathology and laboratory medicine components of standards set forth by medical specialty societies.

This committee reports to the Council on Scientific Affairs. View a list of the Current Committee Members.

Shorts on Standards

Access the committee liaisons summary reports, Shorts on Standards.

Activities of Committee

• Oversees development of paper standards from Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• Nominates members to CLSI and ISO document development committees.
• Oversees outbound liaisons of committees reporting to the Council on Scientific Affairs.
• Review Outbound Liaison reports
• Provides input into the development of accuracy based material offered as proficiency and educational products.

Expertise or Experience

• Interest in establishing national and global standards

Benefits of Committee Membership

• Opportunity to influence the guidelines and standards to which clinical laboratories must comply

Representation on Committee Beyond the CAP

• Possibility to be an inbound liaison to the CAP Accuracy Based Work Group or represent the Standards Committee to CLSI and ISO.