Recertification
BREAKING NEWS
2011 Recertification documents may be submitted up to February 1st. The $75 fee and a $25 late fee must accompany the paperwork.
The office will accept recertifications early. Credentials expiring in 2012 may be submitted now through December 31st. Credentials expiring 2013-2014 may be submitted beginning in March.
Watch the website for news on our new Credentialing Managements System which will allow for online recertification, starting in late 2012.
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Recertification has been a trend in healthcare. Nearly all professions require recertification. Life-long credentials are no longer feasible in our rapidly changing profession.
ABRET’s goal for recertification is to encourage technologists to maintain their credential through participation in educational activities. The overall goal of recertification is to maintain a level of knowledge, skills, and competency; to continue to learn and keep up with current trends and technology.
ABRET believes that credentialed technologists need to take responsibility for maintaining adequate knowledge and skills in their registry area. END Technologists need to be responsible health care providers by keeping up with current advances.
ABRET credentialed technologists have two options when it comes to renewing a credential. The first option is to retake the examination (written only for EEG) prior to expiration of the credential. The exam is now a computer-based examination.
The second option is to submit documentation of continuing education hours along with the recertification fee. The continuing education must have been earned between the date the credential was obtained and the date of expiration. You may submit your documentation up to one year prior to your credential expiration.
For additional information on the examination, please download a Candidate Handbook from the Professional Testing Corporation. For additional information on submission of continuing education, please download the Continuing Education Documentation Form for the year you were credentialed.