ACDF/MSC Meetings and Key Decisions
Last updated on February 25, 2025Definitions
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.
ACDF Key Decisions
Note: Applications for outpatient Ultrasound are currently under general moratorium, which is scheduled to be lifted December 1, 2025.
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.
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Population Density per square km. (permanent residents only) |
Catchment Area Radius |
|---|---|
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1 – 399 persons |
Within 75 Kilometres |
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400 – 999 persons |
Within 35 Kilometres |
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1000 or more persons |
Within 15 Kilometres |
ACDF Meetings
December 11, 2024
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on December 11, 2024.
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There was one ACDF Key Decision for this meeting date.
(1) Modality: Radiology
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Catchment area: Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area
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The ACDF determined that there is insufficient medical need within the catchment area and recommended denial of the Radiology application.
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The Medical Services Commission, at their January 15, 2025, 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 July 15, 2026 (18 months from the date the Commission denied the original application), unless the Commission determines that medical need for that diagnostic service has changed in this catchment area and such a 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.
November 20, 2024
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on November 20, 2024.
- View the list of approvals granted on November 20, 2024
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
September 18, 2024
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on September 18, 2024.
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There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
June 12, 2024
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on June 12, 2024.
- View the list of approvals granted June 12, 2024
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
March 13, 2024
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on March 13, 2024.
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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.
- View the list of approvals granted December 13, 2023 (PDF, 63KB)
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
September 20, 2023
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on September 20, 2023.
- View the list of approval granted September 20, 2023 (PDF, 98KB)
- There was one ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
(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.
- View the list of approval granted June 14, 2023 (PDF, 98KB)
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
March 8, 2023
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met on March 8, 2023.
- View the list of approval granted March 8, 2023 (PDF, 98KB)
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
December 14, 2022
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met December 14, 2022.
- View the list of approval granted December 14, 2022 (PDF, 98KB)
- There was one ACDF Key Decision for this meeting date.
(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.
- View the list of approvals granted September 21, 2022 (PDF, 99KB)
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
June 15, 2022
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met June 15, 2022.
- View the list of approvals granted June 15, 2022 (PDF, 104KB)
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
March 9, 2022
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met March 9, 2022.
- View the list of approvals granted March 9, 2022 (PDF, 96KB)
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
December 15, 2021
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met December 15, 2021.
- View the list of approvals granted December 15, 2021 (PDF, 95KB)
- There were no ACDF Key Decisions for this meeting date.
September 22, 2021
The Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Facilities (ACDF) met September 22, 2021.
- View the list of approvals granted September 22, 2021 (PDF, 40KB)
- There was one ACDF Key Decision for this meeting date
(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.
- View the list of approvals granted June 16, 2021 (PDF, 96KB)
- There was one ACDF Key Decision for this meeting date.
(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.