In the US there are governing bodies that provide guidelines for cath Labs. the first is the ACC/AHA Guidelines on Cardiac Catheterization ACC/AHA guidelines for cardiac catheterization and cardiac catheterization laboratories. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Ad Hoc Task Force on Cardiac Catheterization. Second ACC/AHA Guidelines on PCI ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines)â€"Executive Summary Third the SCAI/SICP Guidelines ]Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions/Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals SCA&I/SICP Combined Task Force Report I hope this helps,