NOTICE: In accordance with AASM guidelines, effective January 1, 2026, BRPT will only accept BLS/CPR certifications that are in-person with a live/skills component, or that are hybrid certifications that are online but also include a live/skills component. American Heart Association’s RQI certification will remain acceptable. Live/skills components that are conducted on a mannequin will remain […]
Arlington, VA – May 5, 2025 – Today, the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) announced the winner of its A-STEP/STAR Educational Grant Program for individuals interested in pursuing a career in sleep technology and/or those who are currently working as sleep technicians who would like to become a registered polysomnographic technologist (RPSGT). Beatrice […]
Important Notice: Starting June 1, 2025, the BRPT will no longer allow extra test time as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for individuals whose first language is not English (commonly referred to as ESL, or English as a Second Language). This change is because speaking English as a second language is […]
… Active RPSGT and CCSH credential holders, we kindly ask that you please share with your colleagues! The BRPT is excited to once again offer a scholarship program intended to provide educational assistance to an individual who’s interested in pursuing a career in sleep technology or who’s currently working as a sleep technician and would […]
Su Jeong Linstrom Begins Term as Treasurer; Kenan Hoelke Begins Term As Secretary Arlington, VA – January 21, 2025 – The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) elected Steve Glinka, MPH, RPSGT as President-Elect of the Board of Directors. His two-year term as President will begin in January 2026. Glinka is currently the Director of […]
Arlington, VA – November 19, 2024 – Today, the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) announced Muhammed Ajmal – from Eccles, England – is the winner of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Educational Grant. Muhammed, who has been in sleep for five years, first as an IONM Technologist and currently an IOM Physiologist, was selected […]
The BRPT is pleased to announce we will be converting to a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform, that will launch on November 14, 2024. In preparation for the launch, the current CRM platform (Self Service Portal), as well as Pearson VUE’s scheduling portal, will not be accessible November 6 through November 14. During the […]
The BRPT is excited to again offer its DEI Educational Grant program intended to provide financial assistance to current Sleep Technologists who are eligible to sit for the RPSGT exam via one of the five pathways, or a CCSH exam candidate who is eligible to sit for the exam via one of the three pathways […]
Arlington, VA – August 1, 2024 – Today, the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) announced the winner of its A-STEP/STAR Educational Grant Program for individuals interested in pursuing a career in sleep technology and/or those who are currently working as sleep technicians who would like to become a registered polysomnographic technologist (RPSGT). Griselda Molina, […]
Effective July 1, 2024 In all instances, the minimum hours of clinical experience required will continue to include on-site polysomnography duties performed as direct patient recording and/or scoring. The new 960 hours of clinical experience requirement is based on calculations that reflect six months of full-time employment, 40 hours per week, for 24 weeks. […]
