Licensing Fact Sheet

Applicable Accreditation Standards

All professional staff (including MDs, Dos, PhDs, advanced practice providers, and RNs) and technical staff (including RRTs, RSTs, RPSGTs and non-registered technologists) must maintain valid, unrestricted licenses commensurate with the services they perform in the state(s) where patients are seen, when required by state law.  Each staff member must practice within the limits of his or her license.  The AASM neither sanctions nor defends individuals practicing outside the scope of their license. Privileges and restrictions of licenses are contained in the practice act related to each license.

Each service location must maintain a valid state license to provide health care services. If a valid state license is not required by applicable law, a certificate of occupancy and/ or permit to provide health care services may be submitted. If no license, certificate or permit is required by applicable law, the Site Director must submit a written attestation that the above is not required. 

Professional staff ( including MDs, Dos, PhDs, and advanced practice providers) in each state, who administer, dispense, or prescribe controlled substances, must maintain valid, unrestricted DEA license(s), adhering to the federal and state-controlled regulations. 

Service Location License

Requirements:

  • Must maintain a valid license to provide health care services, if required by state law.
  • Licensing is necessary to demonstrate compliance with local laws, regulations, and building codes for operating as a health care provider.

Submit:

  • Hospital licenses for hospital-based sleep clinics or diagnostic lab 
    • Hospital licenses are acceptable if the service location is within the hospital premises and shares the hospital’s primary address, or
    • Submit an annex license or other proof that off-site locations are included in the hospital license. 
  • Certificate of Occupancy, or
  • Building Permit, or
  • A signed letter of attestation from the Site Director if state law does not require a license for services.

Individual Licensure

Requirements:

  • All professional staff must maintain a valid, unrestricted license within the states where patients are seen and services are performed, corresponding to the services they provide.
  • All professional staff who administer, dispense, or prescribe controlled substances must maintain a valid, unrestricted DEA license
  • All technical staff, where required by the state law, are required to maintain a valid unrestricted license.

Submit:

  • Current valid license of all professional staff, including MDs, DOs, PhDs, Pas, APRNs and RNs.
  • Current valid license, if required by state, for sleep technicians: RPSGTs, RSTs, CPSGTs, and RRTs.
  • Copy of current valid DEA license 

Key Things to Keep In Mind

  • A payment receipt for an expired individual license does not meet the licensing standard. 
  • Current licenses must be on-site; if the license has expired and the new one hasn’t been received, submit a website confirmation as proof. 
  • Each service location (clinic, lab, HSAT, DME supplier) must maintain a valid, current license if required by state or local law (as defined by Standard S-1). 
  • Business licenses, Business Tax licenses, Occupancy Tax licenses, and Articles of Incorporation do not fulfill the licensing requirement. 
  • Recent fire inspection reports are acceptable in the absence of a Certificate of Occupancy or Hospital License. 
  • A lease agreement may not satisfy the minimum requirements for Standard S-1.  
  • Only licensed medical providers are authorized to diagnose medical conditions (as defined by Standard N-14).