Approval of State and National Certification Programs for Dialysis Technicians Under New ESRD CFCs

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Approval of State and National Certification Programs for Dialysis Technicians Under New ESRD CFCs
Memo #
10-03-ESRD
Posting Date
2009-10-30
Fiscal Year
2010
Title
The new ESRD Conditions for Coverage require that dialysis patient care technicians (PCTs) who have been employed since October 14, 2008, must be certified by either a State or a National PCT certification program by April 15, 2010. PCTs hired after October 14, 2008 must be certified within 18 months of their date of hire.