CLINICAL LAB SCIENEC

Accrediting Agencies,
Professional Societies,
and Government Agencies
APPENDIX C
Accrediting Agencies for
Healthcare Facilities
American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
8101 Glenbrook Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-2749
301.907.6977
www.aabb.org
College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Clinical Laboratory Accreditation
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, IL 60093-2750
800.323.4040
www.cap.org
Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation
(COLA)
9881 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 200
Columbia, MD 21046-1158
800.981.9883
www.cola.org
The Joint Commission
(formerly The Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations)
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
630.792.5000
www.jointcommission.org
Accrediting Agencies for
Educational Facilities
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professionals
1730 M Street, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
202.293.4848
www.asahp.org
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP)
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970
Chicago, IL 60606-2208
312.553.9355
www.caahep.org
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20036-1135
800.981.9883
www.chea.org
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences (NAACLS)
8410 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 670
Chicago, IL 60631-3415
773.714.8880
www.naacls.org
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