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Process and Fees |
CRNFA Recertification Fees
| Recertification Type |
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AORN Member |
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Nonmember |
| CRNFA Recertification by Contact Hours |
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$425 |
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$550 |
| CRNFA Recertification by Points |
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$425 |
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$550 |
| CRNFA Recertification by Exam |
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$425 |
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$550 |
| Inactive status |
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$95 |
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$175 |
| Retired status |
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$50 |
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$50 |
Although you may deduct your CCI fee payments as business expenses, they're not deductible as charitable contributions. For individual assistance, contact your tax consultant.
Grace Period Policy
Applications for recertification will be accepted for six months after the July 1 recertification application deadline with a $75 late fee in addition to the application fee. Applications must reach the CCI office no later than December 31 of the recertification year. This extended grace period is not an extension of the time allowed to accrue contact hours. If your application is received by December 31 with the $75 late fee, and you have met all the requirements for recertification, you will be recertified with no lapse in your certification status. Applications received after December 31 will be declared ineligible.
Forfeiture of Fees
Any of the following will result in forfeiture of the entire application fee:
- Failure to cancel scheduled appointment with the testing organization within the required time.
- Failure to appear as scheduled to take the exam.
- Failure to produce proper identification and current, valid RN license upon arrival at the testing center.
- Failure to achieve a passing score on the exam.
In any of those circumstances, you must repeat the entire application process, including payment of the application fee, to take the exam at a future date.
Deadline and Late Fee
The deadline to apply for CRNFA inactive status is July 1. Inactive applications received between July 2 and December 31 must be accompanied by a late fee of $75 in addition to the application fee.
Verification and Audit
Information provided on this application is subject to verification by CCI. Authorized personnel will review applications for accuracy and reasonableness. Information gained through verification procedures will be confidential, except in instances where the law demands disclosure of facts. Should any information on an application be found false, the applicant will be notified and declared ineligible to continue the application process.
CCI randomly audits 15 percent of applications for recertification. If you're selected for audit, you'll be notified by letter and will be required to submit the following:
Copies of all certificates of attendance and education certificates of contact hours.
A copy of the appropriate transcript including specific course(s) being used (if academic credits are submitted for recertification by the contact hour method). Note: "Unofficial transcripts are acceptable."
A completed contact-hour record form (the one provided in the recertification booklet, a computerized version, or a printout of your online contact-hour database).
Documentation of Clinical Practice Hours
Documentation must include the date of a procedure, the procedure you assisted on, initials of the surgeon, and the time spent first-assisting. If you haven't kept track of cases on which you assisted, a letter from one or more of the surgeons for whom you assisted will be acceptable. The letter must include dates, types of cases, and the approximate number of hours worked per month. Due to the random nature of audit selection, if you're audited in one recertification cycle and are chosen for another audit in a future recertification cycle, the letter will not be acceptable for the second audit. In that case, you must provide specific documentation about the cases as indicated above.
Document your contact hours or clinical practice hours using your online database.
Duplicate Certificate and Wallet Card
For a $10 fee, you may request a reprint of your certificate and wallet card by clicking on the button below, or calling the CCI office at (888) 257-2667. The process takes approximately two to three weeks, since we must send the request to an outside vendor for printing.
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