New application
- Combines the current, separate Department of Health and Prometric applications into one form.
- Completed form is submitted to the Department of Health; Prometric will continue to administer the exam.
- Both the certification application and Prometric exam fees are due to the Department of Health when application is submitted.
- The Department of Health notifies Prometric to schedule exam after applicant meets all requirements to take exam.
- Important! Prometric will not schedule a certification exam without an email address.
- Applicants must check their email regularly, including junk and spam folders, for communication from the agency and/or Prometric.
- Applicants without an email address must list the email address for someone who will frequently check their email and pass on information to them.
- Previous applications forms received after April 29, 2016 are incomplete; applicants will receive an email requesting missing information.
- Contact Prometric directly to retake the exam.
New certification exam
- True-false questions, pictures, and animated scenarios
- Uses simplified language so the questions are easier to understand, but they are not easier
- Focuses on assessing content knowledge, not literacy or test-taking skills
- Oral translation of the exam is available to all applicants the day of the test