Our standards undergo extensive field review prior to their publication. We have established a Professional and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) to the Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, composed of experts in the field. Our PTAC provides advice and assistance in the development of new and revised standards, and recommends improvements to the accreditation process. Members of the Ambulatory PTAC are drawn from representatives of national bodies such as:
- Ambulatory Surgery Foundation
- American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- American Association for Respiratory Care
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American College Health Association
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- American College of Physicians
- American College of Surgeons
- American Dental Association
- American Healthcare Radiology Administrators
- American Hospital Association
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Group Association
- American Nurses Association
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (shared seat)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- American Telemedicine Association
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
- Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Coalition of Rehabilitation Therapy Organizations*
- Convenient Care Association
- Department of Defense
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Federal Nursing Service Council
- Indian Health Service
- Medical Group Management Association
- National Association for Ambulatory Care
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- Oncology Nursing Society
- Radiological Society of North America
- Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
- Urgent Care Association of America
- Public Members (2)