WASHINGTON (Dec. 18, 2018)—During its recent meeting, The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) reaccredited five certification programs of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) for an additional five-year period.

ARRT received NCCA accreditation renewal of its Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Radiation Therapy, Sonography, and Registered Radiologist Assistant credential programs by demonstrating the programs’ compliance with the NCCA’s Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs. ARRT’s Computed Tomography program also has NCCA accreditation, but that program was not due for reaccreditation.

NCCA is the accrediting body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. Since 1977, the NCCA has been accrediting certifying programs based on the highest standards in professional certification to ensure the programs adhere to modern standards of practice in the certification industry. (To view the standards, visit http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/ncca/ncca.htm.) NCCA has 254 accredited programs that certify people in a wide range of professions and occupations including nurses, financial professionals, respiratory therapists, counselors, emergency technicians, crane operators and more. Of ICE’s more than 330 organizational members, more than 100 have accredited programs.

ICE's mission is to advance credentialing through education, standards, research, and advocacy to ensure competence across professions and occupations. NCCA’s mission is to help ensure public health, welfare, and safety through the accreditation of certification programs that assess professional competence. NCCA uses a peer review process to establish accreditation standards; evaluate compliance with those standards; recognize organizations/programs that demonstrate compliance; and serve as a resource on quality certification.


ABOUT ARRT
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists promotes high standards of patient care by recognizing qualified individuals in medical imaging, interventional procedures, and radiation therapy. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, ARRT evaluates, certifies, and annually registers more than 335,000 radiologic technologists across the United States.