To maintain "Active" COHN/COHN-S status, recertification is required every 5 years.   Recertification eligibility criteria is required every 5 years.   Recertification eligibility criteria include:

1.  Current registered nursing licensure, or its international equivalent.

2. Occupational health nursing experience (being actively engaged in occupational health nursing for compensation).  Alternative credit for occupational health nursing employment may include:

• 2,000 hours of experience credit that may be granted for occupational health graduate study completed in a National Institute  of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) funded Education and Research Center (ERC).
• 750 hours of experience credit that may be granted for time spent in a baccalaureate completion or a non-occupational health masters program.

   3.  Course work associated with attaining a degree can be used to meet either the continuing education requirement or the experience requirement or the experience requirement, but not for both.

   4.  Documented continuing education related to occupational health must be earned with the five-year period preceding the recertification deadline.

   5.  The same continuing education alternatives that are available to examination applicants are available for recertification.

   6.  To fulfil the recertification experience and continuing education requirements the following must have been achieved during the previous five years:        

• 3,000 hours of occupational health nursing practice (work experience); and

• 50 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours related to occupational health practice.                                         

Free Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) is available on the Web at these sites:

www.Medi-smart.com
www.nursing.com
www.meniscus.com
www.cdc.gov/mmwr
www.powerpak.com
www.pain.com
www.ana.org
www.rn.com
www.ismp.org
www.medscape.com
www.medpage.com

The following forms are necessary to complete your Recertification Application.  It is necessary for you to double click on each of the items below to access your paperwork for Recertification:

1. Recertification Guidelines
2. Recertification Application
3. Credit Card Processing Request

You must include your completed Database Update Sheet (received in the mail) with your completed application form and payment when submitting the material to the ABOHN office.

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