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Exam Eligibility
EEG, EP, CNIM & CLTM Eligibility Requirements
ABRET is the only credentialing board for EEG and Evoked Potential Technologists, and maintains the only certifying process for Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring and Long Term Monitoring Technologists. ABRET credentials are the gold standard in electroneurodiagnostics, and required by many hospitals, clinics and neurology departments, nationwide.
In order to take the EEG and EP exams, technologists must meet ONE of the following eligibility requirements:
- Be a student or graduation of a CAAHEP-accredited END Program *
- Provide proof of at least an associate's degree plus one year of experience in END
- Have at least three years of experience in END
In order to take the CNIM exam, technologists must meet the following eligibility requirements by the application deadline:
- Documentation of 100 surgical cases monitored. The candidate must be present and an active participant in the set-up and monitoring of each case listed
- 2. R. EEG T., R. EP T., RNCST, or RET (Canadian EEG credential) OR a Bachelor's degree
A copy of current registration, certification, or license OR verification of bachelor’s degree must accompany the application.
Beginning in 2008, the former eligibility requirements of "another Allied Health care credential or Nursing credential" are no longer being accepted. The credentials listed above will be the only credentials accepted in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
In order to take the CLTM exam, technologists must meet the following eligibility requirements by the application deadline
- A minimum of one year as an R. EEG T.
- At lease one year of long term monitoring experience after the R. EEG T. was earned.
A copy of current registration must accompany the application.
ABRET has been focused on the competency and evaluation of technologists serving the neurology community, and patients, for over 40 years.
* CAAHEP – Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. For a list of programs, see the CAAHEP website or the ASET website
Candidate Handbooks for the 2009 testing sessions will be available at www.ptcny.com in fall 2008