Reference
Standards We Build Against
Every Scope & Standard framework is checked against the published documentation expectations of the bodies below: accreditors, regulators, and professional standard-setters in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Each product lists the sources used for it on its own Sources page.
Not affiliated, not endorsed. Scope & Standard is not affiliated with or endorsed by any organization named on this page. Naming a source is not a claim that a document satisfies it, and using a document does not establish that a practice meets any standard. Requirements change. Verify with the authority itself, using the regulator directory.
Last reviewed October 2026, for Rev. 2.0 of every framework. Reviewed quarterly for structure and annually in full. The Infusion Nurses Society standards are being mapped and are not yet listed.
International and US
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings, and checklist; Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices; Injection safety guidance; Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit (2026 update), used as a cold-chain benchmark
- US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Bloodborne Pathogens standard; Hazard Communication standard
- The Joint Commission. Published ambulatory care and office-based surgery survey guidance
- AAAHC. Published accreditation readiness and Quality Roadmap materials
- QUAD A. Published office-based surgery standards and crash cart guidance
- US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Ambulatory surgical center conditions and emergency preparedness guidance, used as a benchmark
- United States Pharmacopeia. General Chapter 797, immediate-use provisions (2023 revision)
- US Food and Drug Administration. MedWatch reporting and counterfeit product alerts
- US Department of Health and Human Services. HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule documentation requirements
- American Nurses Association. Principles for Nursing Documentation
- ANA and International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses. Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd edition
- US state boards of nursing and medicine. Published positions on cosmetic procedures, delegation, and IV hydration
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing. National Guidelines for Nursing Delegation
- American Heart Association. Basic and advanced life support course standards
- Published expert consensus. Guidelines on filler vascular occlusion and complication management
Canada
- Provincial colleges of physicians and surgeons. Published out-of-hospital premises standards, delegation policies, and medical records policies
- Provincial nursing regulators. Published aesthetic services guidance, directives and orders guidance, and documentation standards; Published guidance on client-specific orders for cosmetic injectables; Published practice advice on injectable cosmetic therapies and IV hydration
- Provincial nursing and medical regulators. Joint notices on medico-aesthetic care
- Provincial public health agencies. Infection prevention and control guidance for clinical office practice, and checklists
- Health Canada. Adverse reaction reporting and counterfeit product advisories
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. WHMIS 2015 employer guidance
United Kingdom
- Care Quality Commission. Fundamental standards
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Independent clinic registration and inspection materials
- Nursing and Midwifery Council. The Code; position on prescribing non-surgical cosmetic medicines (2025)
- General Medical Council. Guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic interventions
- Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners. Code of Practice
- Save Face. Standards for accreditation
- Aesthetic Complications Expert Group. Complication management guidelines, including vascular occlusion
- MHRA. Yellow Card reporting; botulinum toxin safety updates (2026)
- Resuscitation Council UK. Quality standards for primary care, equipment and drug lists
- Health and Safety Executive. Sharps and hazardous substances guidance
- NHS England. Records Management Code of Practice, used as a retention benchmark
Australia
- Ahpra and the National Boards. Guidelines for registered health practitioners who perform non-surgical cosmetic procedures (2025), and advertising guidelines
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Standards for general practices, emergency drug and cold-chain criteria
- Australian Government Department of Health. National Vaccine Storage Guidelines, Strive for 5, 4th edition (2025), used as a cold-chain benchmark
- Therapeutic Goods Administration. Adverse event reporting, counterfeit product alerts, IV therapy advertising guidance
- State and territory medicines and poisons regulators. Published guidance on cosmetic injectable purchasing, custody, and storage
- Safe Work Australia. Hazardous chemicals register guidance