QUALIFICATIONS FOR A SITE VISITOR:

A.        Respiratory Care Practitioner Team Member:  The respiratory care practitioner team member must have at least 3 years of experience as a program director and/or director of clinical education within the last 10 years at program(s) holding initial or continuing accreditation.  Additional requirements include:

1.      Attendance at a Site Visitor Training Workshop

2.      Telephone Interview, at the discretion of the Site Visit Subcommittee

B.        Physician Team Member:  The physician team member must meet or exceed the qualifications for Medical Director of the program being evaluated (Standard III.B.1.c(2)) )), and must attend a CoARC site-visitor training workshop or, at the discretion of CoARC, attend an on-site review with a CoARC Board member.

C.        Polysomnography Team Member:  The Polysomnography team member must hold the RRT credential, the RPSGT credential, and be employed at an accredited Respiratory Care program.  Additional requirements include:

1.   attendance at a Site Visitor training workshop within 3 years

2.   observation of at least 1 polysomnography site visit.