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    General FAQs

    Below are the most common questions we receive about standards and standards development.

    A standard is a document, established by consensus that provides rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results (as defined in ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004).

    Please call AAMI at 1-800-332-2264, or email membership@aami.org.

    AAMI does not require membership to participate on a standards committee. However, membership has its benefits! To learn more about membership options—whether as an individual, consultant, institution, or company—please contact membership@aami.org. Click here to learn more about standards committees.

    Check out our list of upcoming standards meetings to learn more about which committees are meeting in the coming months and whether they are open. Registration is ALWAYS required to attend.

    Please contact our Customer Service department at customerservice@aami.org or 1-877-249-8226.

    If you can’t remember your username or password, please use this link to retrieve/reset. If you receive a message that says “Account Not Authorized” please contact standards@aami.org.

    To learn about reuse permissions, click here. To request permission to reuse portions of a standard, go to the Copyright Clearance Center.

    Standards Interpretation and Product FAQs

    The below questions are related to standards interpretation and products

    No. As a standards developing organization accredited under ANSI, AAMI is procedurally prohibited from providing interpretations of the standards and/or interpreting whether specific actions are in conformance with the standards. In addition, we do not have the technical expertise on staff to advise about specific practices. However, we can point you to content in the standards that might be helpful for your questions.

    No. Please refer to the Buyers Guide for a list of subject matter experts that can assist you.

    No. Please refer to the Buyers Guide for a list of subject matter experts that can assist you.

    No. Please contact the manufacturer directly.

    No. Although AAMI Credentials Institute (ACI) does offer certification to healthcare professionals in other areas.

    No

    No. You should contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or your local government bodies.

    No. We can only point to content in these standards, but cannot give advice or interpretation.

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