ACNS GUIDELINEGuidelines for Qualifications of Neurodiagnostic Personnel:OPENA Joint Position Statement of the American Clinical NeurophysiologySociety,the American Association of NeuromuscularElectrodiagnostic Medicine,the American Society of NeurophysiologicalMonitoring,and ASET-The Neurodiagnostic SocietyJaime R.Lopez,*Judy Ahn-Ewing,t Ron Emerson,+Carrie Ford,s Clare Gale,Jeffery H.Gertsch,Lillian Hewitt,#Aatif Husain,**Linda Kelly,ss John Kincaid,++Meledy Kise,Adam Kornegay,Joseph J.Moreira,Marc Nuwer,##Anita Schneider,Mark Stecker,Lucy R.Sullivan,Richard Toleikis,sSS Lois Wall,and Susan HermanDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences,Stanford University School of Medicine,Stanford,California,U.S.A.;Department of NeurosciencesSt.John Providence Health,Royal Oak,Michigan,U.S.A.;*Department of Neurology,Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medical Center,New YorkNew York,U.S.A;Petajan Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory,University of Utah Health,Salt Lake City,Utah,U.S.A.;Laboure College of Healthcare,Milton,Massachusetts,U.S.A.;Department of Neurosciences,University of California,San Diego Health,San Diego,California,U.S.A.;"Department ofNeurology,University of Alabama Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama,U.S.A.;"Department of Neurology,Duke University Medical Center,Durham,NorthCarolina,U.S.A.;"Department of Education,ASET-The Neurodiagnostic Society,Lees Summit,Missouri,U.S.A.;Kise,LLC,Augusta,Georgia,U.S.A;Department of Neurology,Indiana University School of Medicine,Indianapolis,Indiana,U.S.A.;Cadwell Industries,Inc.,Kennewick,Washington,U.S.A.;Moreira,MD,PC,Mineola,New York,U.S.A;Reed Neurology Research Center,University of California,Los Angeles,Los Angeles,California,U.S.A;"Neurodiagnostic Consultant,San Diego,California,U.S.A;Fresno Institute of Neuroscience,Fresno,California,U.S.A.;Department ofPublications,ASET-The Neurodiagnostic Society,Lees Summit,Missouri,U.S.A.;Department of Anesthesiology,Rush University Medical Center,Chicago,Ilinois,U.S.A.;EEG Department Raleigh Neurology Associates,Raleigh,North Carolina,U.S.A.;andDepartment of Neurology,BarrowNeurological Institute,Phoenix,Arizona,U.S.A.Summary:TheGuidelines forQualificationsofstandardized training programs,board certifications,andNeurodiagnostic Personnel (QNP)document has beencontinuing education in recent years.This document matchescreated through the collaboration of the American Clinicaltraining,education,and credentials to the various tasksNeurophysiology Society (ACNS),the American Society ofrequired for performing and interpreting neurodiagnosticNeurophysiological Monitoring (ASNM),the Americanprocedures.This document does not intend to restrict theAssociation of Neuromuscular Electrodiagnostic Medicinepractice of those already working in neurodiagnostics.It2(AANEM),and ASET-The Neurodiagnostic Society (ASET).represents recommendations of these societies with theThe quality of patient care is optimized whenunderstanding that federal,state,and local regulatio
