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Glen A. Fine Named New Executive Vice President of NCCLS/Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Press Releases
Standards Status
Notice of Vote and Comment Deadline for Consensus Documents
Recently Approved Documents
Recently Distributed ISO Standards
Focus on Global Terminology
Seeking Volunteer Participation on Area Committees – Call for Nominations
Seeking Expert Opinions and Volunteer Participation – Call for Nominations
Events and Exhibits
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Notice of Vote and Comment Deadline for Consensus Documents

(H54-P) Calibration of PT/INR Systems

NCCLS announces that the following documents are submitted for vote as candidate-for-advancement consensus documents.

The documents and ballots are posted on NCCLS Forums to delegates of Active and Associate Active member organizations. If you are a voting delegate or alternate, we request that you access NCCLS Forums to obtain the candidate-for-advancement document. Login to access NCCLS Forums.

The deadline for the completed ballot for H54-P to be received in the Executive Offices is 11 January 2005.

H54-P—Procedures for Validation of INR and Local Calibration of PT/INR Systems; Proposed Guideline
This document reviews limitations of the INR system that may occur when a manufacturer determined ISI is used without local validation or calibration and provides a rationale for performing local ISI validation with recommendations as to when PT calibration may be indicated.

-Second Notice-

The deadline for the completed ballot for HS3-A to be received in the Executive Offices is 8 November 2004.

HS3-A—Pulse Oximetry; Approved Guideline
Pulse oximetry is a widely used device for the clinical assessment of arterial oxygenation and pulse rate. The clinical applications, quality assessment, and limitations are discussed in this guideline.

The deadline for the completed ballot for MM14-P to be received in the Executive Offices is 8 December 2004.

MM14-P—Proficiency Testing for Molecular Methods; Proposed Guideline
This document provides guidelines for a quality proficiency testing program including reliable databases; design control in the choice of materials and analytes; good manufacturing processes; documentation procedures; complaint handling; corrective and preventive action plans; and responsive timing of reports.

Under our Administrative Procedures, an NCCLS document approved by the area committee at the first level of the consensus process is submitted to the NCCLS delegates as a “candidate-for-advancement” consensus document. This begins the voting and approval period by the delegates.

As a delegate, your vote is to affirm (or reject) the document for advancement as an NCCLS document. Please send your completed ballot to the Executive Offices by the above deadline.

In the NCCLS consensus process, comments are invited at each publication stage. In each edition, the responsible committee includes a summary of comments on the prior edition and its responses to them. Any comments received on a candidate-for-advancement consensus document as a result of delegate voting and consensus review will be addressed by the committee during the document’s advancement.

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