NICA STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

Step 1: Development

The Standards Development Committee drafts proposed standards.
Draft circulates among the Standards Development Committee for feedback and revisions.
This iterative process is repeated as many times as needed to achieve consensus.

Step 2: Council Review

The proposed standards are then circulated to a larger group of industry stakeholders called the Stakeholder Review Council for feedback.
Committee reviews feedback, and edits and recirculates the draft if needed.
When the initial draft is complete, Committee members vote to approve the proposed standards.

Step 3: Public Review

The Committee-approved standards undergo a defined public review period where members of the public are able to provide feedback.
Public comments are considered and responded to, with every effort made to ensure relevant objections and comments are addressed appropriately.
If a revision is needed, the draft goes back to the Committee (Step 1).
If revisions are not needed and there are no deliberations or appeals, NICA Board reviews documentation for procedural compliance.

Step 4: ANSI Submission

Following NICA Board approval, the proposed standards—along with meticulous documentation of every vote, comment, objection, and so forth—are sent to the ANSI Executive Standards Council.

Step 5: ANSI Approval

ANSI reviews all of the documentation to ensure procedural requirements are met.
The standards are approved as American National Standards.

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Standards Development Committee

In order to ensure a balanced representation of stakeholders, applicants were divided into “interest categories” based on the nature of their classes of trade and/or relationship to the infusion industry.

NICA took extra steps to ensure a balance of not just interest categories, but also specialties and professions.

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

STAKEHOLDER REVIEW COUNCIL

Official Consensus Body; Drafts and Approves Standards

Rating Group; Reviews Draft Standards and Provides Feedback

Voting Members

Non-Voting Members

Members Appointed by the Board of Directors

Stakeholders with Direct/Material Interest; Possess Relevant Professional Experience

Knowledgable About the Subject Matter; Directly Impacted by the Standard(s)

12-18 Members

15+ Members

Single 'Interest Group" May Not Contribute to More than 1/3 of Membership

No Limitations on Size or Composition for the Stakeholder Review Council

2025-2026 Standards Development Committee Members

Editor-in-Chief

Kaitey Morgan, BSN, RN, CRNI
Chief Clinical Officer, National Infusion Center Association (NICA)
NICA Organizational Representative

Chair

Edie Gigot. MSN, RN, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, AdvisorWoRx

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS

Physician Office-Based Infusion Center

Grace Gay, DNP, MSN, RN

VP of Quality & Patient Safety, Articularis Healthcare Group

Melissa Mangieri, RN

Clinical Director for Bendfusion, Bendcare

Cheryl Vaughn

VP of Clinical Services, Intrafusion by McKesson

Karen McKerihan, NP-C

Infusion Director, Low Country Rheumatology

Jennifer McClain, RN

Director of Clinical Excellence, Corinthian Health Services

Freestanding Infusion Center

Tara Harrelson

Compliance Officer, Twelve Stone Health Partners

Andra Tisdale, PharmD

Director of Clinical Programs and Quality Assurance, Palmetto Infusion Services

Fara Stricker, MSN, RN, FNP-C

Chief Nursing Officer, ThrIVewell Infusion

Rebekkah Jackman

VP of Clinical Operations, FlexCare Infusion Centers

Erica Smith, RN, IgCN

Director of Nursing Services, Intramed Plus

Consumer

Alicia Barron, LGSW

Executive Director, Infusion Access Foundation

Danielle Pietraszewski, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienis

General Interest

Wakaba Tessier, JD

Partner, Leech Tishman

Edie Gigot, RN, MSN, MBA

Chief Executive Officer, AdvisorWoRx, LLC

Membership Association (organizational representatives)

American Gastroenterological Association Joseph Feuerstein, MD, ADAF

Associate Professor,
Harvard Medical School

Clinical Chief, Gastroenterology

Beth Israel Deaconess

American Academy of Dermatology Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai

Infusion Nurses Society Marlene Steinheiser, PhD, RN, CRNI®

Chief Clinical Officer

Immunoglobulin National Society Amy Clarke, DNP, RN, IgCN

Chief Clinical Officer

Membership Association members serve as organizational representatives, while other members’ affiliations are provided for transparency and should not be interpreted as organizational endorsement.

STAKEHOLDER REVIEW COUNCIL

• Derek Burns PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP
• Cheryl Cherry DNP, RN, BS, CRNI
• L R ("Rad") Dillon
• Nancy Ellis MBA, MHA, CHE, CRHC, CRMS, CPMA
• Kristen Fleury IgCN, RN, FNP-C
• Derek Fox MSN, RN, VA-BC, CRNI, NEA-BC
• Christina ("Chrissy") Halligan
• Jody Huss
• Danielle Jenkins MBA, BSN, RN, CRNI
• Mike Kirkbride
• Melesa Leach
• Grey Louisos CPC
• Brittany MacQuarrie RN
• Pamela ("Pam") McIntyre CRNI, IgCN, OCN, VA-BC

• Tricia McKee
• Jessica Mestayer
• Nigina Mirazimova DNP, NP, CNS, OCN
• Wanda Kay North RN, CCRC
• Kathleen ("Katie") Ogle CPB, BS
• Ashley Pendergrass BCSCP, IgCP
• Barbara Petroff MS, RPh, BCSCP, FNHIA, FASHP, CAC
• Lauren Pica RN, Advance Practice Registered Nurse, FNP-C
• Shaylee Rowe APRN-CNP
• Marvin Siegel CRNI
• Reetu Singh AAPC, CPC
• Jacqueline ("Jacq") Sommer-Smith BSN, RN
• Tara Wright DNPc, BSN, RN, AVA- BC
• Rafe Young

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