Get Involved

There Is a Seat at the Table for You

HWASC's work depends on broad, balanced participation from across the healthcare ecosystem. Choose the path that fits your expertise and your organization.

Three Ways to Participate

Standards development and the certification initiative are separate programs — you can participate in either, or both.

Join a Standards Consensus Body

Participate in developing American National Standards within HWASC's accredited scope — vendor credentialing, access controls, competency verification, conformity assessment, and device use-context qualification.

Participation is open to all directly and materially affected parties. Consensus bodies are balanced across interest categories so that no single interest dominates — for BSR/HW1-202X, the five categories listed in the PINS: producer; user; certified individuals and service organizations; conformity assessment bodies; and general interest.

Now open: Call for Members for BSR/HW1-202X, Certification of Non-Hospital Personnel Performing Job Tasks in Healthcare Facilities. PINS responses due August 16, 2026.

Apply for Consensus Body Membership →

Become a Founding Subject Matter Expert

Contribute your professional expertise to the National HCIR™ Job Task Analysis — the evidence base for an ISO/IEC 17024 certification program.

We are seeking experienced professionals from hospitals, clinical practice, industry, credentialing, education, and regulatory backgrounds. SMEs participate as individual experts, not as organizational representatives.

Apply to Participate →

Comment on Draft Standards

You don't have to join a committee to shape a standard. Every HWASC draft standard is announced for public review, and every comment receives a documented response.

Placeholder: When drafts are open for public review, list them here with comment deadlines and submission instructions.

To be notified of public review periods, email info@hwasc.org.

Who We're Looking For

Balanced participation across the healthcare ecosystem, including:

Hospitals & Health Systems Physicians Nursing Infection Prevention Supply Chain Medical Device Manufacturers Pharmaceutical Companies Vendor Credentialing Organizations Healthcare Industry Representatives Patient Safety Organizations Educators Regulatory & Compliance Professionals Facilities & Technical Service Providers

Ready to Contribute?

Tell us who you are and how you'd like to participate — we'll follow up with next steps.