ACDF/MSC Meetings and Key Decisions

Last updated on August 7, 2024

Definitions

Key Decision: A “Key Decision” is a decision by the ACDF and/or Medical Services Commission whereby an application is denied due to a determination of insufficient medical need. Such a decision results in the ACDF not accepting or considering a “Like-Application” for a period of 18 months from the original application date.

Like-Application:  A “Like-Application” is an application for the same modality or service(s) within the same geographic catchment area.

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ACDF Key Decisions 

Summary of ACDF Key Decisions by Expiration Date


Key Decision Expiry Date

Modality

Catchment Area* 
(see table below for further details)

ACDF Meeting Date

1 24-April-2025 Polysomnography

Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area

September 20, 2023

Note: Applications for outpatient Ultrasound are currently under general moratorium, which is scheduled to be lifted December 1, 2025.

Summary of ACDF Key Decisions by Modality

Modality

Key Decision Expiry Date

Catchment Area*
(see table below for further details)

ACDF Meeting Date

1 Polysomnography April 24, 2025

Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area

September 20. 2023

Area:

  • All modalities use a population-density-per-square-kilometre, radius-based approach to establish catchment areas (see below); 
  • With the exception of catchment areas for Polysomnography, which is set by health service delivery areas.

Population Density per square km. (permanent residents only)

Catchment Area Radius

1 – 399 persons

Within 75 Kilometres

400 – 999 persons

Within 35 Kilometres

1000 or more persons

Within 15 Kilometres

 


ACDF Meetings

June 12, 2024

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on June 12, 2024.

March 13, 2024

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on March 13, 2024. 

  • There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.​ 

December 13, 2023

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on December 13, 2023. 

September 20, 2023

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on September 20, 2023.

(1) Modality: Polysomnography

  • Catchment Area: Vancouver Health Services Delivery Area
  • The ACDF determined that there is currently insufficient medical need for additional polysomnography capacity in this catchment area and recommended denial of all applications.
  • The Medical Services Commission, at their October 25, 2023, meeting, upheld the ACDF’s denial recommendations.

As such, the ACDF will not accept or consider further applications for polysomnography in the above-noted catchment area until April 24, 2025, (18 months following the MSC meeting where the application was denied due to insufficient medical need), unless the Medical Services Commission determines that capacity for this service has changed in this catchment area and such notice is posted to this website.

For further detail, see Policies and Guidelines of the Medical Services Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities Part 2, Policy 2.4.2 – Catchment Area, and Part 4 – Subsequent Applications and Like Applications.


June 14, 2023

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on June 14, 2023.


March 8, 2023

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on March 8, 2023.


December 14, 2022

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met December 14, 2022.

(1) Modality: Polysomnography

  • Catchment Area: Richmond Health Services Delivery Area
  • The ACDF determined that there is currently insufficient medical need for additional polysomnography capacity in this catchment area and recommended denial of the application.
  • The Medical Services Commission, at their January 18, 2023 meeting, upheld the ACDF’s denial recommendation.

As such, the ACDF will not accept or consider further applications for polysomnography in the above-noted catchment area until May 1, 2024 (18 months following the receipt of the original application where denial was recommended due to insufficient medical need), unless the Medical Services Commission determines that capacity for this service has changed in this catchment area and such notice is posted to this website.

For further detail, see Policies and Guidelines of the Medical Services Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities Part 2, Policy 2.4.2 – Catchment Area, and Part 4 – Subsequent Applications and Like Applications.


September 21, 2022

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met September 21, 2022.


June 15, 2022

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met June 15, 2022.


March 9, 2022

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met March 9, 2022.


December 15, 2021

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met December 15, 2021.


September 22, 2021

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met September 22, 2021.

(1) Modality: Radiology

  • Catchment area: Okanagan Service Delivery Area
  • The ACDF determined that there is currently significant unused capacity within the catchment area and recommended denial of the Radiology application.
  • The Medical Services Commission, at their October 27, 2021 meeting, upheld the ACDF’s denial recommendation

As such, the ACDF will not accept or consider further applications for Radiology in the above-noted catchment area until December 8, 2022 (18 months following receipt of the original application where denial was recommended due to significant unused capacity), unless the Medical Services Commission determines that capacity for this service has changed in this catchment area and such notice is posted to this website.

For further detail, see Policies and Guidelines of the Medical Services Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities Part 2, Policy 2.4.2 – Catchment Area, and Part 4 – Subsequent Applications and Like Applications.


June 16, 2021

The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met June 16, 20121.

(1) Modality: Radiology

  • Catchment area:  Vancouver Health Services Delivery Area
  • The ACDF determined that there is currently insufficient medical need for additional Radiology capacity in this catchment area and recommended denial of the application.
  • The Medical Services Commission, at their July 28, 2021 meeting, upheld the ACDF’s denial recommendation

As such, the ACDF will not accept or consider further applications for Radiology in the above-noted catchment area until October 5, 2021 (18 months following receipt of the original application where denial was recommended due to no medical need), unless the Medical Services Commission determines that medical need for this service has changed in this catchment area and such notice is posted to this website.

For further detail, see Policies and Guidelines of the Medical Services Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities Part 2, Policy 2.4.2 – Catchment Area, and Part 4 – Subsequent Applications and Like Applications.