RTAC is the accrediting arm of the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA), which is charged with ensuring the highest level of care for IVF patients in Australia.
The RTAC Code of Practice (October 2010) reflects a higher level of quality and conditions over all areas of the operation of an IVF Clinic. PIVET staff continually work hard to improve all aspects of their operations to meet all standards.
PIVET's Endocrine and Andrology Laboratories undergo extensive NATA re-assessments every 3 years to the International Laboratory Standards (ISO 15189). This standard focuses on quality systems, sample intregrity and professional competencies. Laboratories require this accreditation to allow their costs of testing to be reimbursed by Medicare, thus minimising patients' Pathology expenses.
PIVET has continually received this status upon each assessment since being introduced in the early 1990s. The most recent accreditation confirms PIVET's continuing focus on quality and improvement.
- PIVET Medcial Centre is licensed and accredited under the:
- Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 (RTC) and
- Fertility Society of Australia (RTAC-FSA)
- Our laboratory is also licensed by the RTC under the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 and accredited under the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) & RTAC-FSA
- All our research programmes are approved by an NH&MRC Approved Ethics Committee and ratified by the Reproductive Technology Council (RTC).