OAR 333-275-0020: Hemodialysis Technician Certification Required

(1) An individual must have a current, valid Oregon CHDT certificate and be listed on the CHDT registry prior to providing hemodialysis services. (2) A person must meet the following minimum qualifications to be eligible for a certificate: (a) Earned at least a high school diploma or equivalent, as indicated by proof of the following: (A) Completion of high school or an equivalent educational level; (B) Passage of an approved high school equivalency test, including but not limited to the General Education Development (GED) test; or (C) Graduation from a post-secondary institution; and (b) Current national certification or successful completion of a national certification exam. (3) If applying for a provisional certificate, an applicant is not required to have successfully completed a national certification exam but instead must have successfully completed training and skills competency requirements in OAR 333-275-0110. (4) Licensed health providers are not required to obtain a CHDT certificate if provision of hemodialysis services falls within their licensed scope of practice. (5) National credentialling organizations that certify hemodialysis technicians and offer national certification exams approved by the Authority may be found at www.healthoregon.org/hflc and include, but are not limited to: (a) The Board of Nephrology Examiners for Nursing and Technology (BONENT); and (b) The Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) .