Guideline Submission Checklist
This document is a checklist for developers to use as a guide for gathering the information required for submission of guidelines to NGC.
All submissions should include the following information:
•	Developing/Submitting Organization(s) Identifying Information
•	Developer organization name
•	Contact name(s)
•	Contact title(s)
•	Full address(es)
•	Telephone number(s)
•	Fax number(s)
•	E-mail address(es)
•	A listing of the titles being submitted for consideration
•	Print and/or electronic copies for each guideline submitted. Electronic copies, or the URL(s) where access can be obtained, are preferred
•	Completed NGC Copyright Agreement Form (if applicable). Note: For guidelines in the public domain, no copyright permission is required.
All of the criteria below must be met for a clinical practice guideline to be included in NGC:
•	Criteria for Inclusion of Clinical Practice Guidelines in NGC (See the NGC Guideline Submission Kit for a detailed description of the Inclusion Criteria)
You should be able to demonstrate the following:

•	The clinical practice guideline contains systematically developed statements that include recommendations, strategies, or information that assists physicians and/or other health care practitioners and patients in making decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.
•	The clinical practice guideline was produced under the auspices of medical specialty associations; relevant professional societies, public or private organizations, government agencies at the Federal, State, or local level; or health care organizations or plans.
•	A systematic literature search and review of existing scientific evidence published in peer reviewed journals was performed during the guideline development.
•	The full text guideline is available upon request in print or electronic format (for free or for a fee), in the English language.
•	The guideline is current and the most recent version produced.
•	The guideline was developed, reviewed, or revised within the last five years.

•	For guidelines more than five (5) years old or nearly five years old, we need to know how the guideline has been reviewed for currency since its original publication.

You should be able to demonstrate that the guideline is current using one or more of the following:
•	A NEW systematic literature search (including, searches of electronic databases such as MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, Ovid, Embase, Cochrane databases, etc.) was performed since the original publication of the guideline, and a description of the search is provided.
•	An expert committee was convened to review the currency of the guideline(s) since the original publication of the guideline, and a description of the process is provided.
•	If an expert committee was convened, the committee reviewed current literature available since the publication of the original guideline, and a description of the process is provided.