Requirements for Validation of Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs for Use in the National Cervical Screening Program (First Edition 2019)

This is a publication of the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) which is managed by the Australian Government Department of Health

Page last updated: 26 September 2019

The Requirements Validation of Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs for Use in the National Cervical Screening Program (First Edition 2019) set out the minimum requirements that an Applicant laboratory must meet in order to offer testing of self-collected vaginal swabs for human papillomavirus as part of the National Cervical Screening Program as an in vitro diagnostic medical device.

This document will come into effect the day after the legislative amendment is registered in the Federal Register of Legislation.

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