The NMTCB’s recertification policy has recently been revised to allowNuclear Cardiology (NCT)andPositron Emission Tomography (PET) specialty certificants the option to re-certify by a route other than traditional re-examination.

Specialty credential holders now have the option of recertifying their NCT or PET specialty certifications by using an “Alternate Recertification Pathway"which requires the certificant to obtain and document specialty-specific continuing education activitiesto demonstrate their continued accumulation of knowledge about the specialty field.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Specialty certificants who have already let their NCT or PET credential EXPIREwill be allowed a one-time option of regaining their certification by displaying 24 hours of specialty-specific continuing education hours and completing an Alternate Specialty Recertification Applicationby December 31, 2020.
• Specialty certificants who have aCURRENTcredential will also have alimited time opportunityto extend their specialty credential another seven (7) years from the date of approval by submitting documentation of the completion of 24 specialty-specific continuing education hours and completing an Alternate Specialty Recertification Application.
  (Example: You submit all the alternate recertification application requirements and are approved on August 1, 2019. Your NCT specialty expiration date will then be extended to August 1, 2026.)
• Continuing Education (CE) activities used for recertification MUST be related to the specialty certification. CE activities must pertain to topics listed on the Nuclear Cardiology Specialty Exam Content Outline, available here: http://www.nmtcb.org/documents/NCT-Content-Outline-2018.pdf
• Specialty CE credits you obtain may count towards your entry level CNMT certification maintenance requirements. Any CE credits submitted for specialty recertification purposes should have the appropriate information in the title of the credit.(i.e. the activity title should clearly indicate Nuclear Cardiology topics.)

This limited time offer is only good through December 31, 2020.Once this offer expires, specialty certificants who want to recertify for an additional seven years will be required to (1) successfully pass the specialty examination OR (2)display 42 hours of acceptable specialty-specific continuing education for each year of certification. (The equivalent of 6 hours per year of certification.) Please note that no more than half of the specialty CE hours should be obtained in the 12 months prior to credential expiration.

To request anAlternate Specialty Recertification Application:
Please contact NMTCB by clicking HEREor emailing your request to recertifications@nmtcb.org. Recertification application documents are not available online.

Effective January 1, 2021, any individual who lets their specialty credential expire without completing the alternate rectification route will only have the option of successfully passing the specialty exam in order to regain the credential. Specialty certificants will be expected to submit all of the CEs related to their specific exam at the time of recertification and prior to their credential's expiration date.


For specific inquiries regarding this policy, please contact the NMTCB Examinations Manager.