These Changes Take Effect 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, […]
Important Changes to CCSH Eligibility By Jim Magruder BRPT Executive Director At their June 30, 2018 board meeting, the BRPT Board of Directors reviewed the current eligibility criteria for the CCSH exam. After lengthy deliberations, the Board recognized the current eligibility criteria may be unfairly excluding a number of seasoned sleep health professionals with RPSGTs […]
In light of recent clarifications made by A-STEP, we have updated our A-STEP STAR Designated Self Study Program requirements accordingly: Effective June 1, 2018 AASM A-STEP users that completed the series of 23 Self-Study Modules prior to 6/1/2018 are now required to complete three additional A-STEP modules. Individuals whose original A-STEP modules have expired (36-months […]
By Jim Magruder BRPT Executive Director At a recent BRPT Board of Director’s meeting, the Board voted to accept Dental Hygienists as an approved healthcare credential for CCSH eligibility under Pathway 2 (effective immediately). We’ve received a lot of positive feedback about the dual role Dentists and Dental Hygienists play in treating patients with sleep […]
On January 1, 2018 the American Academy of Sleep Medicine made several updates and changes to the A-STEP Modules. Effective June 1, all CPSGT & RPSGT exam candidates using the Eligibility Pathway 1 or 4 (RPSGT) or Pathway 1 or 3 (CPSGT) must complete the new series of 26 modules in their entirety in order to meet […]
