Patient Care Technician (NCPCT)

Route 1B - Graduate

Are you a GRADUATE from a Patient Care Technician program from an NCCT (authorized) school, within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must submit a copy of your Patient Care Technician diploma, certificate of completion, or transcript with graduation date. This includes U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship programs.

Route 2 - Experience

You have one year of verifiable full-time experience as a Patient Care Technician practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must have one (1) year of full-time employment or equivalent (2080 hours) as a Patient Care Technician under the direct supervision of a certified/licensed physician or primary care provider within the past FIVE years.
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Patient Care Technician Certification Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• NOTE: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.

Route 3 - Military

Have you completed Patient Care Technician training or its equivalent during U.S. Military service within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must provide a copy of a SMART transcript or DD214 indicating you have successfully completed a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces relating to the discipline for which you are testing. The DD214 or SMART transcript must be current within the past FIVE years.

OR

You are a member [active-duty, retired, veteran] of the United States Armed Forces, or a spouse thereof, and have one year of verifiable full-time experience as a Patient Care Technician practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must have one (1) year of full-time employment or equivalent (2080 hours) as a Patient Care Technician under the direct supervision of a certified/licensed physician or primary care provider within the past FIVE years.
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Patient Care Technician Certification Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• NOTE: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.