Guide to Maintaining Your Certification

Suspension

If you fail to renew your certification(s) by not paying your annual fee(s), your credential(s) will automatically be suspended for up to one-year. You will no longer be permitted to use your ABC credential(s) or the ABC logo in any circumstance. 

Failure to maintain your certification may also have serious effects on your facility’s accreditation. You cannot independently provide direct patient care and/or supervise others in the provision of care if your certification is suspended. If you continue to work while suspended, you would be considered a Support Personnel staff member. The definition of Support Personnel can be found in the ABC Scope of Practice.

To be removed from suspension and resume patient care, you will need to pay your annual fee(s) along with a $150 reinstatement fee per suspended credential.

Revocation

If you fail to pay your fee(s) within the suspension year, your credential(s) will be revoked for non-payment. Use of an ABC credential that has been suspended or revoked is a violation of the ABC Code of Professional Responsibility-(Section VII, C7.1).  

Revocation Reinstatement Policy

If your credential(s) were revoked after the one-year suspension for failure to pay your annual fee(s), you can only reinstate your revoked credential(s) by passing the discipline specific certification exam(s) then paying the current year's annual fee. You are not required to meet the current educational and experiential requirements.

Upon passing the exam(s), you will receive a new certification number, certification date and CE expiration date.