TAVI Accreditation

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has been listed on the Medicare Benefits Schedule for use in patients who are symptomatic with severe aortic stenosis, and who are deemed to be at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement or who would otherwise be inoperable

The item for the performance of a TAVI, 38495, only applies to a service that is provided in a TAVI Hospital by a TAVI Practitioner, on a patient who has been assessed as suitable to receive the procedure. A TAVI Practitioner is either a cardiothoracic surgeon or an interventional cardiologist who is accredited by Cardiac Accreditation Services Limited.

The ATVT Accreditation Committee is responsible for the accreditation of TAVI Practitioners.

2026 TAVI Application Closing Dates: 

13 March, 12 June, 4 August, 10 November. 

Application for TAVI Accreditation

Apply to be accredited as a TAVI Practitioner by the ATVT Accreditation Committee.

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ATVT Accreditation Committee

The ATVT Accreditation Committee was appointed by Cardiac Accreditation Services Limited, a company limited by guarantee. The Committee comprises cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons nominated by the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS), respectively.

The ATVT Accreditation Committee is responsible for the accreditation of TAVI Practitioners.

The Committee will make decisions on applications for Accreditation and Re-accreditation of TAVI Practitioners and, in some circumstances, will conduct ad hoc reviews of a TAVI Practitioner’s accreditation.