CHTs seeking Recertification take the same examination administered to candidates taking the examination for initial certification. The Hand Therapy Certification Examination is a four-hour computer-delivered test consisting of 200 multiple-choice items.

A CHT can recertify by examination anytime they are due to recertify. It is the only option to renew your credential if it has lapsed.

For more details on the test, please use the links above.

For details on the application process use the links below.

Details for Applying for Recertification by Examination

• Dates and Fees
• General Requirements
• Work & Professional Development Requirements
• How to Apply
• Policies
• Refunds

Fees may be submitted by credit card, check, or money order in U.S. funds made payable to “HTCC.”

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General Requirements

1. Be a current CHT (Active or Inactive) in good standing (Your certification may have lapsed, but it may not have been revoked).
   
2. Hold a current professional credential to practice as an OT or PT in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, India or South Africa. Depending on your profession and where you practice, a professional credential may include a license, certificate, or registration. In all cases, it is the credential that you need to legally practice in that location. This credential must be active and you must be in good standing with the agency that issued it.

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Work and Professional Development Requirements

No work or professional development hours are required if you plan to recertify by taking the examination.

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How to Apply for Recertification
You may apply for Recertification by Examination in the year that your certification expires, or anytime after your certification has lapsed.

Apply Online

Click here to go to the online application

Apply by Mail

Purchase Handbook

Click here to download a free PDF of the Recertification Handbook.

 

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Refunds

Eligible candidates who decide not to take the 2010 Hand Therapy Certification
Examination must send a written request for a refund to the HTCC Administrative
Office by April 15, 2010 for the May examination and October 15, 2010 for the
November examination. The initial registration fee will be returned minus a $75
processing fee within 30 days after receipt of the refund request.

• After April 15th or October 15th, and until the Hand Therapy Certification
  Examination is administered, requests to withdraw from the exam due to extreme personal hardship or extraordinary circumstance will be considered on an individual basis. Such requests must be in writing, with an explanation of the hardship, and should be sent to the HTCC Administrative Office. A partial refund may be given.
• No refunds will be issued without written notification of cancellation by the
  candidate.
• No refunds will be given once administration of the exam has begun.
• Application fees may not and will not be applied to a future examination.
  
  

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Policies

• If a CHT withdraws from the test prior to to its administration, they may apply for Inactive Status.
• If the test is taken, but not passed, certification will expire on December 31st, and the CHT may not apply for Inactive Status.
• CHTs who pass the examination will receive notice by December 31st that their certification has been renewed and a new five-year recertification period will begin.

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