Are external forces causing ARRT to go to time-limited certification?
No current requirement imposed by an external authority is causing ARRT to introduce time-limited certification for all of its programs. But we are going ahead with this plan because the writing is on the wall. Consumer and regulatory activism are leading to more accountability for all professions, and the continuous quality improvement movement has set the tone in healthcare. Time-limited certification is not an externally imposed requirement for certification organizations today, but it’s likely to be the expectation tomorrow of regulators, third party payers, and the marketplace. We want the ARRT and the profession to be prepared. Q: Is ARRT implementing CQ/2011 to make money? A: ARRT is not instituting CQ/2011 for financial reasons — and if we were, it would be a bad move, since any new requirements implemented for certification and registration create additional costs for ARRT. When ARRT instituted CE requirements in the mid-1990s, the financial impact for ARRT was zero additional
