Continuing Education Requirements Flashcards

How many Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) points must an ASCP-certified MLS earn in each 3-year cycle?

Answer: 36

ASCP BOC requires 36 CMP points every three years for MLS and MLT certification.

Under the ASCP CMP, one contact hour of approved continuing education is generally worth how many points?

Answer: 1 point

ASCP awards 1 CMP point per contact hour of continuing education.

Which topic must be covered by at least 1 of the 36 CMP points required for ASCP MLS recertification?

Answer: Laboratory or patient safety

ASCP requires at least 1 point in laboratory or patient safety in each MLS CMP cycle.

An MLS(ASCP) technologist completed 36 points, all in clinical chemistry. What is the problem with this submission?

Answer: Required minimums in blood banking, hematology, microbiology, and safety are missing

MLS CMP requires minimum points in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, and safety, not just one discipline.

How many CMP points must an MLS(ASCP) earn in hematology per cycle?

Answer: 2

ASCP specifies 2 points each in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, and microbiology for MLS.

What happens if an ASCP certificant fails to complete CMP requirements by the end of the 3-year cycle?

Answer: The certification lapses and is no longer valid until reinstated

Without completed CMP, ASCP certification becomes lapsed and the person may not use the credential until reinstated.

Which practice best prepares a certificant for a possible ASCP CMP audit?

Answer: Retaining certificates and documentation of completed activities

Certificants should keep documentation such as certificates of completion in case they are selected for audit.