Applicant shall be a graduate of, or scheduled to graduate from, an accredited* Patient Care Technician program within the past four years.
*Program or institution must be accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or otherwise approved by the AMT Board of Directors.
Applicant shall be a graduate of, or scheduled to graduate from, an accredited* medical assistant or nursing assistant (or equivalent) program within the past four years AND provide evidence of appropriate, supplementary training in patient care competencies OR PCT work experience.
Applicant shall be employed as a patient care technician for a minimum of 1 year within the last 3 years.
Applicant shall have completed a patient care technician program or other healthcare practitioner program that fully encompasses PCT competencies and have a minimum of 1 year within the past 3 years of teaching in a PCT program or a program in a related field that includes PCT clinical and administrative components
Once you are eligible you can apply. Submit a separate application for each certification.
*Fees are non-refundable and include application, exam and first annual fee.
Application is valid for 1 year, allow 1-2 weeks for processing.
*AMT practice exams are excellent resources for test preparation. They are an optional resource and not required to pass the exam.
If you are taking the exam at your school, your instructor will provide information about the exam date and time. If you are taking the exam at a one of the hundreds of Pearson VUE testing center locations across the country, you will schedule your own exam.
Call Pearson VUE at 1-888-846-6941 24 hours prior to your exam. If you are late or don’t show, you must pay a retesting fee to reschedule.
or Call 1-888-846-6941
Arrive 30 minutes prior to exam time with the required testing items:
If you have questions about the acceptability of your identification, contact Pearson Vue:
Call 1-888-846-6941
Know what to expect:
If your application expires prior to gaining certification, you must submit a new application and fee to continue.
If you receive a failing score, you will need to retake the entire exam.
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