- Title
- Approval of State and National Certification Programs for Dialysis Technicians Under New ESRD CFCs
- Memo #
- 10-03-ESRD
- Posting Date
- 10/30/2009
- Fiscal Year
- 2010
- Summary
- 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.