Position statements on important policy and practice issues facing sonographers

Position Statements

Below is a list of position statements produced by the ASA in collaboration with our membership, including advisory and special interest groups.

These statements provide the ASA’s view on issues of relevance to sonographers, sonography practice, and members of the public undergoing ultrasound exams; and support our work in advocating for the profession.

2022 Position Statements

May 2022 | Sex determination by ultrasound in the first trimester

Apr 2022 | Student sonographers paying for clinical training placements

Feb 2022 | Mitigating sonographer distractions in obstetric ultrasounds

2020 Position Statements

May 2020 | ASA Statement on Return of diagnostic imaging services during COVID-19

Apr 2020 | ASA Statement on the Australian Government response to PPE access

Jan 2020 | Obstetric medical diagnostic imaging and the non-medical use of ultrasound

2017 Position Statements

Jun 2017 | ASA Response Paper: Definition of point of care ultrasound

Mar 2017 | Statement of Intent: Working together to close the gap on Indigenous health. Joint statement released through Allied Health Professions Australia alliance.

Mar 2017 | Statement of Principles: Breast cancer imaging in Australia. Joint statement developed and endorsed through alliance with the Peak Imaging Coalition

Consultations & Submissions

The ASA regularly engages with government and sector consultations, representing the sonography profession to ensure that patients' have access to high quality medical diagnostic ultrasound services provided by sonographers.

The ASA's expert committees and special interest groups support the organisation in this work. Following are some of the most recent ASA responses to consultations and other submissions to industry and governments on behalf of sonographers.

Pre-budget submissions to Australian Government

2023–24 | Pre-budget submission to the Australian Government

2020–21 | Pre-budget submission to the Australian Government

2019–20 | Pre-budget submission to the Australian Government

Submissions to Australian Government

June 2024	ASA response to Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce - Scope of Practice Review
May 2024	ASA response to Parliament of South Australia Select Committee on Endometriosis
Mar 2024	ASA input to the 2024 Skills Priority List - Stakeholder Survey
Oct 2023	ASA submission to the MyHealth record consultation
Aug 2023	ASA response to the review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
Jul 2023	ASA response to the consultation on Safe and Responsible AI in Australia
May 2023	ASA response to the ACSQHC National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards
Dec 2022	ASA response to Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into universal access to reproductive health

Dec 2022

ASA Response to the National Skills Commission, Skills Priority List – Stakeholder Survey

Jul 2022

ASA feedback on the Review of the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme standards and model of accreditation

Jun 2022

ASA feedback on supervision of Medicare funded musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound services

Apr 2022	ASA feedback on MSAC Proposed Diagnostic Imaging Services
Feb 2022	ASA response to MSAC 1705 - Structured prenatal risk assessment for preterm preeclampsia
Nov 2021	ASA response to MSAC application: Public funding of Radiofrequency echographic multi spectrometry (REMS) for bone density measurement and determination of osteopenia/osteoporosis
Jan 2020	ASA submission to COVID-19 Senate Inquiry
Aug 2019	ASA response to the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner Discussion Paper for Consultation: Rural Allied Health Quality, Access and Distribution
Mar 2019	ASA response to the MBS Review Taskforce – Report from the Vascular Clinical Committee
Nov 2018	ASA response to the MBS Schedule Review Taskforce – Report from the Diagnostic Medicine Clinical Committee
Nov 2018	ASA response to the MBS Schedule Review Taskforce – Final Report from the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee
Oct 2018	ASA response to the Medicines and Poisons in Queensland – Overview of the proposed regulatory scheme for Medicines and Poisons 2018 consultation
Oct 2018	ASA response to the MBS Review Taskforce - Reports from the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee: Breast Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
Jun 2018	ASA submission to MSAC application 1482 – New item numbers and rebates for mobile radiology services
Jun 2018	ASA feedback on the draft National Action Plan for Endometriosis
Jan 2018	ASA submission to the Parliament of Australia Senate inquiry into the availability and accessibility of diagnostic imaging equipment around Australia

Submissions to New Zealand Government

Mar 2023	ASA response to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, Women’s Health Strategy
Feb 2023	ASA response to *the New Zealand 2022 Budget Policy Statement (Budget 2023)*

Jan 2022	ASA response to the New Zealand 2021 Budget Policy Statement (Budget 2022)
Dec 2021	ASA response to the proposed Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill
July 2020	ASA response to the NZ Ministry of Health Performance reviews of the regulatory bodies in NZ
May 2019	ASA response to the New Zealand Obstetric Ultrasound Guidelines: Consultation document
Apr 2019	ASA response to the Ministry of Health Therapeutic Products Regulatory Scheme consultation

Industry consultations

Jun 2024	ASA response to AHPRA public consultation on good practice guidance for clincial placements, simulation-based learning and virtual care
Feb 2024	ASA response to the *New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists proposed changes to the Naming Policy for practitioners*
Aug 2023	ASA submission to AHPRA criminal history standard review
May 2023	ASA response to the draft RANZCR Standards of Practice for Clinical Radiology v12.0
Feb 2023	ASA response to the AHPRA Review of Accreditation Arrangements
Feb 2023	ASA response to Sustainable healthcare module consultation

Jan 2023

ASA response to AHPRA draft Data Strategy consultation

Mar 2022	ASA response to ACSQHC consultation on the draft Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard
Mar 2022	ASA Letter of Support - RANZCR applications to formally recognise Interventional Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology fields of specialty practice
Oct 2021	ASA response to ACSQHC development of a stillbirth and bereavement care clinical care standard
Oct 2021	ASA response to ASUM Colour Duplex Doppler Ultrasound Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease draft guideline
Oct 2021	ASA response to RANZCR Position Statement on the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine consultation
Sep 2021	ASA response to Public Consultation of RANZCR Standards of Practice for Clinical Radiology v11
Nov 2020	ASA response to the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board proposed changes to the prescribed qualifications for registration of medical imaging professions
Oct 2020	ASA response to the Queensland Health Clinical Placements Strategic Review 2020 Discussion Paper
Oct 2020	ASA response to the RANZCR white paper Towards Interoperability: Clinical Radiology Forging the Path Ahead
Dec 2019	ASA response to the AHPRA Supervised practice framework consultation
Nov 2019	ASA response to RANZCR draft Standards of Practice for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Apr 2018	ASA letter regarding the RANZCR position statement on electronic referrals Building Radiology eReferral: Safety, Security and Patient Choice
Apr 2018	ASA response to RANZCR consultation on draft of Practice for Clinical Radiology Version 11
Jul 2017	ASA response to the NHMRC Antenatal Care Guidelines consultation
Apr 2017	ASA response to Draft: Pan Pacific Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers 2nd Edition

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