Certified Clinical Perfusionists (CCP) who are unable to fulfill recertification requirements by the end of a reporting period are no longer eligible to request an extension. All CCPs that are unable to fulfill recertification requirements are automatically moved into the Conditional Certification Status.
The ABPC will provide a mechanism for CCPs to have prorated relief for recertification clinical case requirements when a qualifying life event has taken place, including:
Legal documentation/proof of the life event and dates of leave will be required, as well as a written request from the CCP prior to approval. Approved documentation may include:
A maximum of 26 weeks of relief, whether the days are consecutive or not, can be applied in any recertification cycle (7/1 to 6/30). Prorated relief will apply to Certified, Conditional Certification, and Extended Leave statuses. Case counts will round up to the nearest whole number for Primary Clinical Perfusion Activities (PCPA) and round down for Secondary Clinical Perfusion Activities (SCPA).
Standard recertification requires 40 clinical cases, annually, but under prorated recertification, a CCP could receive reduced clinical case requirements. Below are examples of prorated case requirements, based on weeks of leave. Please note that these are only examples - an exact case requirement will be provided after application, for those eligible. Contact the National Office if you have questions regarding your eligibility.
The National Office will review the submission and issue approval with the revised case count requirements to the CCP for the upcoming filing deadline. The submission is due at least 4 weeks before the recertification filing deadline of July 31st. No approval will be granted after the filing deadline has passed. No relief will be granted for continuing education units required for the Professional Activity Report. The three-year CCP filing cycle will remain active regardless of the period of leave. If a request for prorated leave is denied, the CCP may submit an appeal within 30 days to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
The required documents for prorated recertification submission:
1. An explanatory letter detailing reason(s) requirements were not met; and
2. Legal documentation/proof of qualifying life event and dates of leave, as stated above.
Apply for Prorated Recertification
A Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) who fails to submit the completed recertification report with the appropriate fee by the July 31st deadline will be placed on Conditional Certification Status.
A CCP on Conditional Certification Status must apply to the ABCP for reinstatement before the next July 31st filing deadline.
The petition statement must include:
1. A completed clinical activity report spanning two years, comprising 80 cases total; a minimum of 50 cases must be Primary Clinical Perfusion Activities (PCPA); and the remaining cases may be Secondary Clinical Perfusion Activities (SCPA) found in Tables A and B; and
2. Payment of a $200.00 Late Filing Fee PLUS the current filing fee and any other outstanding fees including past or missed recertification fees.
If unable to successfully complete the reinstatement requirements for conditional certification, the Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) must request Extended Leave status in writing prior to the July 31st deadline of the conditional certification year. Written requests for Extended Leave can be emailed to info@abcp.org.
Extended leave gives the CCP placed on Conditional Certification status for clinical inactivity an additional year after the conditional certification year to complete the following clinical requirements:
1. A completed clinical activity report spanning three years, comprising 120 cases total; a minimum of 75 cases must be Primary Clinical Perfusion Activities (PCPA); and the remaining cases may be Secondary Clinical Perfusion Activities (SCPA), found in Tables A and B; and
a. Prorated relief will apply to Certified, Conditional Certification, and Extended Leave statuses. If you qualify, please contact the National Office.
2. Payment of a $200.00 Late Filing Fee PLUS the current filing fee and any other outstanding fees including past or missed recertification fees.
CCPs on clinical activity Conditional Certification and Extended Leave statuses are required to complete the Professional Activity Report (PAR) during the Conditional Certification period. A CCP that has not fulfilled Professional Activities Report (PAR) requirements is moved to Conditional Certification status and given until the next filing year to accumulate forty-five (45) CEUs. They will then have the remaining 2 years of their filing period to obtain the subsequent required forty-five (45) CEUs. The CCP is required to submit the Case Activity Report (CAR) for each year.
If unable to satisfy the above requirements, reinstatement will be granted upon successful completion of the CAPE prior to the July 31st deadline of the "extended leave" year.
If none of the above requirements are completed by July 31st of the extended leave year, all steps listed in the Re-entry into the Certification Process section must be completed.