| Certification Mark Statement | The certification mark, as used or intended to be used by authorized individuals or delivery systems, certifies that the person or system has met the certifier’s standards of knowledge, competency, safety, and professional conduct required to perform courier, delivery, or transport services involving healthcare facilities or healthcare-related materials.Certification is based on demonstrated competency, required training, regulatory compliance, documentation accuracy, and adherence to healthcare operational standards, including but not limited to:• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoP) – Verification of Competency Requirements• Joint Commission and DNV healthcare accreditation standards• Department of Transportation (DOT) transport and hazardous materials regulations• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards• HIPAA privacy and confidentiality rules• FDA expectations for handling devices, biologics, and regulated materials• CLIA requirements for laboratory specimen transport• Applicable state and local public health regulationsThe certification applies to all individuals or autonomous delivery platforms providing healthcare-related courier or transport services — including third-party logistics carriers such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, Amazon, specialty medical couriers, pharmacy couriers, laboratory specimen couriers, contracted healthcare couriers, and hospital-employed transport technicians — when delivering to or operating within any healthcare facility or clinical environment.The certification includes three internal competency tiers (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3) that represent increasing mastery of required skills; however, these tiers do not constitute separate certification marks. |
