Continued commitment to uploading peer-developed, consensus-based standards
Maintaining FACT accreditation requires a commitment to complying with FACT Standards, making updates and improvements as needed, and reporting certain information to FACT.
General Requirements (Clinical, Collection, Processing, and Banking Facilities)
Cellular Therapy programs and affiliated facilities:
Continue to comply with all current Standards under which your program is accredited
Maintain all required licenses, registrations, and accreditation
Complete and submit the FACT annual Report and annual accreditation fee
Report significant changes to the FACT Office within 90 days, including:
Relocating all or part of the program to a new or uninspected building
Reorganizing previously inspected space or annexing contiguous space
Expanding services, such as:
Adding allogeneic services to an autologous program
Adding adult services to a pediatric program or pediatric services to an adult program
Adding new or additional clinical, collection, or processing services
Changing the program name
Changing the Program Director or other Facility Director
Ownership changes or mergers between accredited organizations
Government-mandated organizational changes
Changes caused by natural disasters