ISCD Recertification
RECERTIFICATION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION
HOW TO RECERTIFY
Fulfill one of the two Options applicable to you as identified below.
*If you require an extension, the request must be submitted in writing with a copy of your current ISCD Certificate. Submit to the attention of Certification Administrator at ISCD HQ. (Recertification is not the same as Membership.)
REQUIREMENT OPTIONS
OPTION 1: Recertify by Application
To recertify by application you must submit your completed documentation prior to your certification expiration date. Upon approval, you will receive a new certificate valid five years from your most recent expiration date.* If your certification expiration has passed, see Option 2.
You must provide documentation of 35 Category 1 CMEs (clinicians/technologists) or Category A CEs (technologists) in the field of bone densitometry, osteoporosis or metabolic bone disease. Your CME/CE requirement must come from a minimum of two sources. A single program or course cannot meet your requirement.
- Include a copy of your current ISCD CCD or CDT certificate.
- Complete and submit the Recertification Application as indicated.
- Include appropriate recertification fee with the application.
- Provide copies of official documentation showing 35 Category
1 CME or Category A CE.
*Incomplete applications
will be returned unprocessed.
OPTION 2: Retake the Certification Exam
A. Instead of submitting
an Application
OR
B. If you are Recertifying
after your certification expiration date
The exam is offered at
regularly scheduled Bone Densitometry Course sites or you can submit an application to request remote testing. (Taking the course is optional.) By taking and
passing the Certification Exam, the minimum number of required CME/CE
hours will be waived. You will automatically meet recertification
requirements and become certified for a period of five years.*
*Technologists
are required to submit scans as part of the exam process, upon passing
the exam.
| Recertification by Application Fees: |
| |
Clinician |
Technologist |
| ISCD Member |
$275 |
$100 |
| Non Member |
$475 |
$200 |
| Note: These fees do not include the lecture, exam
or continuing education credits associated with the ISCD's Bone
Densitometry Course. |
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
MAIL:
Recertification
International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
342 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
OR FAX:
ISCD Recertification
Fax: (860) 586-7550
DIRECT QUESTIONS
TO:
ISCD
Phone: 860.586.7563 ext 543
E-mail:
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