Do you have to be board-certified in sleep to have your own lab, or it's possible to establish your own lab then contract with a sleep specialist to run the lab & read the studies, etc?

Do you have to be board-certified in sleep to have your own lab, or it's possible to establish your own lab then contract with a sleep specialist to run the lab & read the studies, etc?

no and yes.

There are plenty of businessmen and sleep technicians (RRT's or RPSGT's) who own and/or manage sleep labs.

no and yes.

There are plenty of businessmen and sleep technicians (RRT's or RPSGT's) who own and/or manage sleep labs.


Thanks for the reply. Now my understanding is it's much better to have your lab accredited for insurance & reimbursement purposes. would you need to have a certified sleep specialist working for your lab to get the accredited status?

would you need to have a certified sleep specialist working for your lab to get the accredited status?

Yes.

Thanks for the reply. Now my understanding is it's much better to have your lab accredited for insurance & reimbursement purposes. would you need to have a certified sleep specialist working for your lab to get the accredited status?

Many insurance companies will require the lab to have a board certified sleep specialist. Many will require the lab to be accredited. Some will require both.

For American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) accreditation, having a board-certified (or board eligible, see the AASM website for their definition of board eligible) sleep specialist is required.