JCAHPO requires if you have let you certification laps you must send in 18 credits in for every 3 year period since it lapses. If you miss certification for say 5 years you would be required to provide 36 credits and an application for recertification with a letter of explanation/request to recert. I know OPS does not work this way. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 24, 2011, at 2:34 PM, Lydia Dimmer <lydiadimmer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As the original question was about certification, rather than membership, > I'll throw out something else here.... For instance, there is a certain > length of time in which you can re-institue your credentials with JCAHPO. > That is, if you let your credentials lapse, you can get re-certified by > providing CEC's (not sure what exactly or how many are required) but you > would be able to re-claim your credentials without having to sit for the exam > again. I want to say this needs to occur in a 5-6 year period of time. > After that, your credentials have lapsed entirely. > > This doesn't exactly speak to the person who is retiring, but there may be > many people who would potentially 'retire' (to raise their family or for > other reasons) and then decide to enter the workforce again. I'm not aware > that JCAHPO awards honorary credentials. My gut tells me that NOCA may have > some stipulations about this...? > > > > Lydia Dimmer, COT, CRA, OCT-C > Eye Associates Northwest, PC > Seattle, WA > 206/342-6140 > > > > > > Subject: [optimal] Re: thinking cap > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:11:38 -0800 > From: cpmceyelab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: paula.morris@xxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > OPS members have the option to become an Honorary Life Member, but lose their > voting rights in the process. > > > > Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, FOPS > > Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center > > CPMC Department of Ophthalmology > > 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 > > (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563 > > From: Paula Morris [mailto:paula.morris@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:05 PM > To: 'Ethan Priel'; CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center; 'Alan'; rhonsc@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: thinking cap > > > > Hi Ethan > > > > This issue has been debated by the BOC to infinity and back and the > conclusion has always been that to be meaningful as an accreditation, to be > maintained, it must be supported by CECs. Credentialing is different from > achieving a degree that is awarded by a university or school. Credentialing > speaks to current expertise – that is one reason why the OPS has not > “grandfathered” anyone with certification. > > > > My recollection is that Csaba was one of the first to say that grandfathering > and recertification that is not earned by continuing education was > inappropriate. The honorary public recognition of service and dedication is > the FOPS which does not go away. > > > > BTW, my husband’s certification as an engineer goes away without continuing > education as well. > > > > BethAnn can speak to all this much more eloquently than I. There may be an > official stance in NOCA – now ICE – that speaks to this issue, and if so, > that standard should be followed by the BOC. > > > > My opinion, and I have both CRA certification and the FOPS, is that when I am > no longer imaging I will no longer want/need the CRA. I intend to pursue the > OCT-C as well, and may only image for the next few years, but my overall > feeling is the same. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > p > > > > From: Ethan Priel [mailto:prieleye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:14 PM > To: Paula Morris; 'CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center'; 'Alan'; > rhonsc@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: thinking cap > > > > Folks, greetings. > > > > I know this is not a formal or even ad-hoc group, but would like an > un-official sounding board: > > > > I was struck by the 'strangeness' of Csaba mentioning in passing lately that > he is letting his CRA lapse, not needing it any more. > > > > Do you think it would make any sense to 'allow' retiring CRAs, with, say, at > least 15 years of upholding their CRA, to 'keep' the title after they retire > and have no need - or funding- for maintaining the certification ? > > > > I know that the requirements will change as time goes on, but it is not as if > they will try to take jobs away from aspirants. > > And the CRA must have been important enough for them to recertify for all > those years. > > > > Passing this thought on to those who swim these waters better'n me, > > > > Ethan > > > >