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The Addictions Nursing Certification Board Candidate HandbookSPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CANDIDATESWITH DISABILITIESAMP complies with the Americans with Disabilities Actand strives to ensure that no individual with a disabilityas defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical ormental impairment that substantially limits one or moremajor life activities, a person who has a history or recordof such an impairment, or a person who is perceivedby others as having such an impairment is deprivedof the opportunity to take the examination solely byreason of that disability. AMP will provide reasonableaccommodations for <strong>candidate</strong>s with disabilities.Candidates requesting special accommodations must callAMP at 888-519-9901 to schedule their examination.1. Wheelchair access is available at all establishedAssessment Centers. Candidates must advise AMP at thetime of scheduling that wheelchair access is necessary.2. Candidates with visual, sensory, physical or learningdisabilities that would prevent them from taking theexamination under standard conditions may requestspecial accommodations and arrangements and will bereviewed by AMP.Verification of the disability and a statement of the specifictype of assistance needed must be made in writing to AMPat least 45 calendar days prior to your desired examinationdate by completing the Request for Special ExaminationAccommodations form. AMP will review the submittedforms and will contact you regarding the decision foraccommodations.TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICESFOR THE DEAFAMP is equipped with Telecommunication Devices for theDeaf (TDD) to assist deaf and hearing-impaired <strong>candidate</strong>s.TDD calling is available 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)Monday-Friday at 913-895-4637. This TDD phone option isfor individuals equipped with compatible TDD machinery.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA – CARNTo be determined eligible to participate in the certificationexamination, <strong>candidate</strong>s must meet the followingrequirements:1. Hold a current, full, and unrestricted license asa registered nurse (RN) in the United States, itspossessions or Canada. If licensed in more thanone jurisdiction, the <strong>candidate</strong> must hold full andunrestricted licenses in all jurisdictions. Non-US nurseswho meet the eligibility criteria are also invited toapply for the CARN examination, but must submitevidence of equivalent licensure as RN.2. Have a minimum of 2000 hours (one year) of nursingexperience related to addictions as an RN in a staff,administrative, teaching, private practice, consultation,counseling, or research capacity and;3. 30 hours of continuing education related to addictionsnursing within the last three (3) years.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA – CARN-APTo be determined eligible to participate in the certificationexamination for advanced practice in addictions nursing, a<strong>candidate</strong> must meet the following requirements:1. Hold a current, full, and unrestricted license asa registered nurse (RN) in the United States, itspossessions, or Canada. If licensed in more thanone jurisdiction, the <strong>candidate</strong> must hold full andunrestricted licenses in all jurisdictions. Non-US orCanadian nurses who meet eligibility criteria mustsubmit evidence of equivalent licensure as an RN.2. Hold a master’s degree or higher in nursing.3. The applicant must provide documentation verifyinga minimum of 500 hours of supervised, direct clientcontact in advanced clinical practice working withindividuals and families impacted by addictions/dualdiagnoses. All 500 hours may be earned while in themaster’s program.• Submit a copy of the <strong>candidate</strong>’s master’s programtranscript verifying the hours of supervised clinicalpractice.AND/OR:• Submit the enclosed Verification Form(s), signed bythe consultant(s)/supervisor(s), to verify completionof post-master’s hours of supervised direct client/patient contact which together with hours ofsupervised practice in the master’s program, equal500 or more hours.• It is preferable that the post-master’s consultation/supervision be provided by a professional withexperience and expertise in the field of addictions.The consulting/ supervising professional maybe one of the following: a) an addictions nurse2
The Addictions Nursing Certification Board Candidate Handbookspecialist with a master’s or higher degree and CARNcertification; b) a master’s prepared licensed/certifiedmental health social worker; c) a psychiatrist; d) apsychologist prepared at the doctoral level and listedin the National Registry of Health Service Providersin Psychology; or e) a psychologist prepared at thedoctoral level in an APA-accredited program in oneof the following clinical areas: clinical psychology,counseling, psychology, or school psychology.EXAMINATION FEESMembers of IntNSA who are eligible for certification mayapply at a reduced fee. Membership in IntNSA must becurrent through the date of the examination to be eligiblefor the reduced fee. If you are not currently a member youwill receive one year membership to IntNSA by selectingthe New Member category. If you do not wish to receive themembership you may choose the non-member category.For more information on membership benefits visitwww.intnsa.org.Late application feeThe regular fee applies to applications filed by the deadlinedate indicated. Late applications received after thedeadline, but prior to the final cutoff date, are assesseda late fee of $25.00, which must be included with theapplication.REFUND, TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWALPOLICIESAfter an individual’s eligibility has been confirmed,applications may not be withdrawn. The fees are nonrefundableand non-transferrable.Carn and CARN-ap examinationsThe ANCB Certification examinations are based on a RoleDelineation Study (RDS), also known as a practice analysis,which was completed in 2012. The purpose of that studywas to identify the content specifications separately for thetwo examinations, based on survey responses of addictionsnurses and advanced practice nurses, as interpreted by apanel of subject matter experts. An executive summary ofeach study is available at www.intsna.org. The RDS resultedin the Detailed Content Outlines that are shown here.Each examination will include 120 items used to compute<strong>candidate</strong>s’ scores, as specified in the outlines. In addition,25 unscored pretest items will be presented to <strong>candidate</strong>s,in scrambled order, to allow ANCB to evaluate the quality ofthose items for use on future examination forms.CARN ExaminationFee*Spring Testing PeriodMay 1 - 15CARN-APExamination Fee*Application ReceiptDeadlineLate ApplicationReceipt Deadline*Member $195.00 $295.00New Member $335.00 $435.00April 1 April 8Non-Member $395.00 $495.00* Applications received between April 2 and April 8 will require an additional $25 late fee. Applications received AFTERApril 8 will be processed for the next examination period.CARN ExaminationFee*Fall Testing PeriodOctober 1 - 15CARN-APExamination Fee*3Application ReceiptDeadlineLate ApplicationReceipt Deadline*Member $195.00 $295.00New Member $335.00 $435.00September 1 September 8Non-Member $395.00 $495.00* Applications received between September 2 and September 8 will require an additional $25 late fee. Applicationsreceived AFTER September 8 will be processed for the next examination period.
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