NEW APPLICATION
- Combines the current separate DOH and Prometric applications into one form.
- Completed form is submitted to DOH; Prometric will continue to administer the exam.
- Both DOH application and Prometric exam fees are due to DOH when application is submitted.
- DOH notifies Prometric to schedule exam after applicant meets all requirements to take exam.
- PROMETRIC WILL NOT SCHEDULE CERTIFICATION EXAM WITHOUT AN EMAIL ADDRESS.
- Applicants must check their email regularly, including junk and spam folders, for communication from DOH 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.
- Old applications received after April 29, 2016 are incomplete; applicants will receive an email requesting missing information.
- Applicants who applied to DOH but not Prometric as of May 1, 2016, must complete an Examination Request Form and return to DOH with the exam fee (if applicable).
- 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.
IMPORTANT DATES
April 25, 2016: New combined application available on DOH website
April 29, 2016: Prometric stops accepting paper applications
April 30, 2016: Prometric stops accepting online applications
May 1, 2016: New exam and application in effect
SHOULD I TAKE THE CURRENT EXAM NOW OR WAIT FOR THE NEW EXAM?
If you have not yet taken and passed the exam, we suggest the following:
- Limited English Proficient: take the new exam on or after May 1, 2016
- Certification deadline on or after June 1, 2016
- Apply to Prometric between April 25-30, or to DOH after May 1, 2016
- Certification deadline before June 1, 2016
- Apply to Prometric immediately
- If your test letter lists a date BEFORE May 1, 2016, immediately call Prometric to reschedule for AFTER May 1, 2016
- Certification deadline on or after June 1, 2016
- English proficient
- Personal choice, do not delay testing if close to certification deadline
If you have taken and failed the exam:
- Call Prometric to schedule a retest and request a test date on/after May 1, 2016
