What are the requirements to take an NHA exam?

1. Possess a high school diploma or the equivalent, such as the General Education Development test (GED) or other equivalency test recognized by the candidate’s state of residency, or diploma and official transcript reflecting equivalent education as evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers for secondary education (if documents are not in English, a translation into English from a translation service approved in the United States for legal or government documents must be available upon request). Candidates that do not currently meet this requirement but will be able to do so within twelve months may be eligible for a Provisional Certification.
   
   
2. Successfully complete a training program or have relevant work experience as described below:
3. 1. Training Program: Candidates must successfully complete a training program in the health field covered by the NHA certification exam offered by an accredited or state-recognized institution or provider.
   2. Military: Formal medical services training in the health field covered by the NHA certification exam offered by any branch of the U.S. Military fulfills the Training Program. Candidates whose date of graduation or completion from their training program is five years or more prior to the date of application, also must have relevant work experience as described below.
   3. Work Experience: Candidates must have at least one (1) year of supervised work experience in the health field covered by the NHA certification exam within the past three (3) years; or (2) years of supervised work experience in the health field covered by the NHA certification exam within the past three (5) years

Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Candidates

Each candidate must be able to provide evidence that he/she has performed a minimum of:

1. 30 successful venipunctures
2. 10 capillary or finger sticks

These venipuncture and capillary sticks must be performed on live individuals.

Certified EKG Technician (CET) Candidates

Each candidate must be able to provide evidence that he/she has performed a minimum of:

1. 10 EKGs

The EKGs must be performed on live individuals.

ExCPT Pharmacy Technician Exam Candidates (CPhT)

To be eligible to sit for the ExCPT Pharmacy Technician Exam, you must:

1. Be within no more than 60 days of successful completion of all requirements needed to obtain a high school diploma or the equivalent, such as the General Education Development test (GED) or other equivalency test recognized by the candidate’s state of residency, or diploma and official transcript reflecting equivalent education as evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers for secondary education (if documents are not in English, a translation into English from a translation service approved in the United States for legal or government documents must be available upon request).
2. Successfully complete a training program or have relevant work experience as described below:
   1. Training Program: Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
      1. Successfully complete a pharmacy technician training program offered by an accredited or state-recognized institution or provider; or
      2. Successfully complete an employer-based training program that:
         1. is recognized by the Board of Pharmacy of the state in which the candidate completes the training program; or
         2. has been verified by the candidate’s employer to provide academic preparation, including technical skills and knowledge, sufficient to prepare the candidate to adequately perform the duties of an entry-level pharmacy technician.
   2. Military: Formal medical services pharmacy related training offered by any branch of the US Military fulfills the training program. Candidates whose date of graduation or completion from their training program is five (5) years or more prior to the date of application, must also have relevant work experience as described below.
   3. Work Experience: Candidates must have completed at least 1200 hours of supervised pharmacy related work experience within any one (1) year of the past three (3) years.