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National Commission For Certifying Agencies
Accredited Certification Organizations/Programs as of March 2008
Organization/Program and Expiration Date
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Wound Management
Certified Wound Specialist 4/30/12
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation
CCNS 8/31/09
CCRN 8/31/09
Progressive Care Certified Nurse 8/31/09
Cardiac Surgical Subspecialty Certification 8/31/12
Cardiac Medical Subspecialty Certification 8/31/12
American Association of Medical Assistants
Certified Medical Assistant 10/31/11
American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics
Certified Orthotist (CO) 8/31/12
Certified Prosthetist (CP) 8/31/12
Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist (CPO) 8/31/12
Certified Pedorthist 11/30/08
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses
Case Management 8/31/08
Certified Occupational Health Nurse 8/31/08
Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist 8/31/08
American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry
Primary Care in Podiatric Medicine 12/30/07
Diabetic Foot Wounds and Foot Wear 12/30/07
Podiatric Surgery 12/30/07
American Board of Opticianry 8/31/08
American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician 10/31/11
Diplomate American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physician 10/31/11
American Chiropractic Neurology Board
Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board 8/31/08
American Clinical Board of Nutrition
Diplomate American Clinical Board of Nutrition 11/30/10
American College of Sports Medicine
Certified Personal Trainer 4/30/11
Exercise Specialist 4/30/11
Health/Fitness Instructor 4/30/11
Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist 4/30/11
American Council on Exercise
Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist 8/31/08
Group Fitness Instructor 8/31/08
Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant 8/31/08
Personal Trainer 8/31/08
American Medical Technologists 5/31/08
American Midwifery Certification Board
Nurse Midwifery 8/31/11
Midwifery 8/31/11
American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Certification
The following programs are accredited under the NCCA Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 3/31/09
Adult Nurse Practitioner 3/31/09
Ambulatory Care Nursing 3/31/09
Cardiac/Vascular Nurse 3/31/09
Family Nurse Practitioner 3/31/09
Gerontological Nurse 3/31/09
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner 3/31/09
Informatics Nurse 3/31/09
Medical-Surgical Nurse 3/31/09
Nursing Administration (Basic & Advanced) 3/31/09
Nursing Case Management 3/31/09
Nursing Professional Development 3/31/09
Pediatric Nurse 3/31/09
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner 3/31/09
Perinatal Nurse 3/31/09
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse 3/31/09
The following programs were accredited under the previous NCCA Standards, the NCCA Standards for the Accreditation of National Certification Organizations. Accreditation for these programs has been extended through the dates below:
CNS Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 3/31/09
CNS Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 3/31/09
CNS Gerontological Nursing 3/31/09
CNS Adult Health (formerly Medical-Surgical) 3/31/09
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer 03/31/09
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer 03/31/09
Registered Vascular Technologist 03/31/09
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
Nuclear Medicine Technology 3/31/08
Radiation Therapy 3/31/08
Registered Technologist 3/31/08
Sonography 3/31/08
Association for Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Certified Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counselor 8/31/12
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Board Certified Behavior Analyst 8/31/12
Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst 8/31/12
Board for Certification of Addiction Specialists
Certified Alcoholism & Other Drug Addictions Recovery Specialist 3/31/12
Board for Orthotist/Prothetist Certification
Certified Mastectomy Fitter 9/30/10
Certified Orthotic Fitter 9/30/10
Orthotist 9/30/10
Prosthetist 9/30/10
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Certified Safety Professional 8/31/09
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist 8/31/12
The Breining Institute
Registered Addiction Specialist 7/31/11
California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
- Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor 9/30/12
California Association of Drinking Driver Treatment Programs
Certified Alcohol & Other Drug Counselor 9/30/2012
California Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II 10/31/11
California Certification Board for Chemical Dependency Counselors
Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor 9/30/12
Center for Criminality Addictions Research, Training, and Application
- Forensic Addictions Corrections Treatment 9/30/12
Certification Board for Music Therapists
Music Therapy Board Certification 10/31/11
Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution
Certified Sterile Processing Distribution Manager 12/30/07
Certified Sterile Processing Distribution Supervisor 12/30/07
Sterile Processing Distribution Technician 12/30/07
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
Certified in Infection Control 8/31/10
Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission
Certified Disability Management Specialist 11/30/09
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
Certified Financial Planner 3/31/10
Certified Mine Safety Professional Certification Board
Certified Mine Safety Professional 11/30/10
Certifying Board for Dietary Managers
Certified Dietary Manager 8/31/09
Commission for Case Manager Certification
Certified Case Manager 11/30/09
Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association
Dietetic Technician, Registered 11/30/11
Registered Dietitian 11/30/11
Board Certified Specialist on Renal Nutrition 11/30/11
Commission on Paraoptometric Certification
Certified Paraoptometric Technician 3/31/12
Certified Paraoptometric Assistant 3/31/12
Certified Paraoptometric 3/31/12
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 6/30/10
Competency & Credentialing Institute (formerly Certification Board Perioperative Nursing)
CRNFA 8/31/10
CNOR 8/31/10
The Cooper Institute
Personal Trainer Certification 11/30/11
Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologies
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist 03/31/09
Safety Trained Supervisor 03/31/09
Construction, Health, and Safety Technologist 03/31/09
Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 4/30/12
Dental Assisting National Board
Certified Dental Assistant 8/31/12
Certified Orthodontic Assistant 8/31/12
Certified Dental Practice Management Administrator 6/30/08
Healthcare Quality Certification Board
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality 8/31/08
Indian Alcoholism Commission of California
Certified Substance Abuse Counselor 9/30/12
International Fitness Professionals Association
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer 10/31/12
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
Registered Lactation Consultant 6/30/08
Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant 6/30/10
Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist 6/30/10
Certified Ophthalmic Technician 6/30/10
Ophthalmic Surgical Assisting 6/30/10
Lamaze International
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator 4/30/12
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Certified Personal Trainer 11/30/10
National Association of Forensic Counselors
Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor 11/30/10
National Athletic Trainer's Association Board of Certification
Entry-Level Athletic Trainer Certification 10/31/10
National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences 12/31/07
National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant 4/30/10
Certified Hospice and Palliative Licensed Nurse 4/30/10
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant 8/31/08
Occupational Therapist Registered 8/31/08
National Board for Certification of Orthopaedic Technologists
Orthopaedic Technologist - Certified 4/30/11
National Board for Certified Counselors
Master Addictions Counselor 11/30/07
National Certified Counselor 11/30/07
National Board for Respiratory Care
Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist 11/30/12
Certified Respiratory Therapist 11/30/12
Perinatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialty 11/30/12
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist 11/30/12
Registered Respiratory Therapist 11/30/12
National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) 11/30/09
Certified First Assistant (CFA) 11/30/09
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Body Work
Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork 12/31/08
National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
Electronic Fetal Monitoring 12/31/09
Inpatient Obstetric Nursing 12/31/09
Low Risk Neonatal Nursing 12/31/09
Maternal Newborn Nursing 12/31/09
Menopause Clinician 12/31/09
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing 12/31/09
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner 12/31/09
Telephone Nursing Practice 12/31/09
Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner 12/31/09
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Acupuncture 8/31/12
Asian Bodywork Therapy 8/31/12
Chinese Herbology 8/31/12
Oriental Medicine 8/31/12
National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators
Certified Crane Operator 03/31/09
Tower Crane Operator 03/31/09
National Contact Lens Examiners 8/31/08
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, Inc. 3/31/08
National Council on Strength and Fitness
National Certified Personal Trainer 4/30/10
National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Director 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Phelbotomist 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Supervisor 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Scientist Chemistry/Urinalysis 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Scientist Hematology 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Scientist Immunohematology 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Scientist Microbiology 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Molecular Biology 8/31/09
NCALP Clinical Laboratory Technician 8/31/09
National Examining Board of Ocularists
Board Certified Ocularist 4/30/12
National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer 3/31/13
National Exercise Trainers Association
Certified Personal Trainer 4/30/12
National Federation of Professional Trainers
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer 11/30/10
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
NREMT-Basic 3/31/08
NREMT-First Responder 3/31/08
NREMT-Intermediate/85 3/31/08
NREMT-Intermediate/99 3/31/08
NREMT-Paramedic 3/31/08
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Commission
Certified Personal Trainer 4/30/08
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist 4/30/08
North American Registry of Midwives
Certified Professional Midwife Program 11/30/11
Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board
Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification 4/30/10
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist 8/31/10
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse 8/31/10
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner 8/31/10
Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse 8/31/10
Oncology Certified Nurse 8/31/10
Ophthalmic Photographers' Society, Inc. Board of Certification
Certified Retinal Angiographer 3/31/10
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, Inc.
Certified Pediatric Nurse 4/30/2011
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care 4/30/2011
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care 4/30/2011
Pharmacy Technician Certificaton Board
Certified Pharmacy Technician 11/30/11
Radiology Coding Certification Board
Radiology Certified Coder 03/31/09
Southern California Crane and Hoisting Certification Program
Boom Truck Crane 11/30/09
Lattice Boom Crane 11/30/09
Telescopic Boom Crane 11/30/09
Tower Crane 11/30/09
Transportation Professional Certification Board
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer 4/30/12
Veterinary Hospital Managers Association
Certified Veterinary Practice Manager 11/30/11
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board
Certified Continence Care Nurse 3/31/11
Certified Ostomy Care Nurse 3/31/11
Certified Wound Care Nurse 3/31/11
Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Certfied 3/31/11