Certification
- Certification is effective for 2 years from the last day of the month in which the applicant passed the exam. Certification must then be renewed every two years.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicant must be a Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT).
- Applicant must have a minimum of 2000 hours of work experience as a hemodialysis patient care technician within the two-year period of certification.
Continuing Education Requirements
- Twenty (20) contact hours of hemodialysis related continuing education.
- Must be completed during the recertification period.
- Continuing education certificates must include the following information:
- Name of attendee
- Date of program
- Name of program
- Number of contact hours awarded
- Please retain all continuing education certificates in your personal files in the event of an audit.
Resources for Continuing Education
- The following is a suggested but not exclusive list of resources and publications that offer hemodialysis related contact hours.
Recertification Options
- Continuing education and clinical experience:
If you elect the continuing education option, you must submit a recertification application with required documentation and the recertification fee. Applications for renewal of your CCHT by continuing education must be postmarked by the last day of the month in which your certification expires.
>Download the Application [PDF file, 104K]
- Recertification by examination:
An examination application can be obtained by clicking the link below or by calling 888-884-6622. When submitting the examination application for recertification, all requirements for recertifying must be met with the exception of the submission of continuing education. Testing must be completed before the certification expiration date. An examination application and fee must be submitted by the deadline (six weeks prior to the examination date). Applicants who choose the recertification by examination option will be notified of their scores by C-NET, the testing center.
>Download the Exam Application [PDF file, ~80K]
Inactive Status
A CCHT may request inactive status if he/she is unable to meet the requirements for recertification. To apply for inactive status, the applicant must complete the application for inactive status, by clicking the link below or calling 888-884-6622, and submit a letter describing the reason. If approved, inactive status will be granted for one 2-year period. During this time, the CCHT credential may not be used. In order to recertify after the 2-year inactive period, the criteria for regular recertification must be met and a recertification application must be submitted. Under no circumstance will the inactive period be extended beyond two years.
>Download the Inactive Status Application [PDF file, ~96K]
Current Mailing Address
It is the applicant’s responsibility to notify the NNCC National Office of any changes in name and/or address during the 2-year period following certification/recertification. Notifications of changes on other mailing lists such as ANNA or NANT may not effect a change in your recertification records.
