Earn Credits for the ASCP Board of Registry (BOR) Certification Maintenance Program (CMP)

How many CMP points do I need for ASCP?

To meet ASCP CMP requirements, Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT) and Medical Technologists (MT) need to earn 36 CMP points every three years in the following categories:

• 1 point in safety
• 2 points in each of the following:
• Blood banking
• Chemistry
• Hematology
• Microbiology
• Remaining points in area(s) of lab specialty, immunology, molecular diagnostics, management, education or other related laboratory areas of interest

How can I earn ASCP credits?

All 36 CMP points can be earned with a MediaLab subscription. Because MediaLab awards ASCLS P.A.C.E.® credits, all MediaLab courses can be used towards the fulfillment of ASCP Certification Maintenance Program requirements. One ASCLS P.A.C.E® contact hours = 1 CMP point = 1 ACP CMLE credit. Since MediaLab offers 85 continuing education contact hours (CMP points), you'll be able to choose from a wide variety of courses to meet ASCLS CMP requirments.

The following MediaLab courses can be used to meet the specific ASCP requirements shown above:

• Safety (one point needed)
• Medical Error Prevention
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
• OSHA Chemical Hygiene
• OSHA Electrical Safety
• OSHA Fire Safety
• OSHA Formaldehyde
• Tuberculosis Awareness for Healthcare Workers
• Blood banking (two points needed)
• Introduction to the ABO Blood Group System
• CLIA Blood Banking Question Bank
• Chemistry (two points needed)
• The Urine Microscopic
• Confirmatory Urinalysis
• Chemical Screening of Urine by Reagent Strip
• Descriptive Statistics
• Linear Regression Analysis
• CLIA Chemistry/Urinalysis Question Bank
• Hematology (two points needed)
• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Semen Analysis
• Erythrocyte Inclusions – Wright Stained Smears
• Fundamentals of Hemostasis
• Normal Peripheral Blood Cells
• Red Cell Disorders
• Red Cell Morphology
• Variations in White Cell Morphology – Granulocytes
• White Cell Disorders
• Introduction to Bone Marrow
• CLIA Hematology Question Bank
• Microbiology (two points needed)
• Current Topics in Clinical Microbiology
• Reading Gram Stained Direct Smears
• Reading Gram Stained Smears from Cultures
• CLIA Microbiology Question Bank
• Lab specialty, immunology, molecular diagnostics, management, education or other related laboratory areas of interest (any remaining points, up to 27)
• Bioterrorism Prevention
• HIPAA Privacy Regulations
• Medicare Compliance for Clinical Laboratories
• HIV: Structure and Replication (Immunology)
• Phlebotomy
• Intro to Quality Control
• Quality Control (comprehensive)

Questions?

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Sources: http://www.ascp.org/FunctionalNavigation/certification/CertificationMaintenanceProgramCMP.aspx, http://www.ascp.org/pdf/CMPBooklet.aspx (PDF booklet)

Revised 6/27/2008

Disclaimer: To the best of our knowledge, the information provided above is correct and up-to-date. However, requirements change and interpretations vary. Please check with your own certifying organizations and agencies to determine continuing education, licensure, and recertification requirements. MediaLab, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors and omissions that may be present in the information on this page.