Iowa Admin. Code r. 655-12.3 - National certifying organizations
Eligibility requirements for certification are established by the individual national certifying organization. National certifying organizations identified by the board pursuant to Iowa Code sections 509.3, 514.7, 514B.1, and 514F.1 are as follows:
Addictions Nursing Certification Board
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification Corporation
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Board of Medical Genetics
American Board of Neuroscience Nursing
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
American Board of Post Anesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.
American Board of Urology
American Urological Association
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American Holistic Nurses' Credentialing Corporation
American Nurses' Credentialing Center
American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, Certification
Board Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
Certifying Council for Gastroenterology Clinicians, Inc.
Clinical Nutrition Certification Board
National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
Dermatology Nurses Association
Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Certification Board
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board
International Association of Infant Massage
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
International Nurses Society on Addictions
Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation
Lamaze International
National Board for Certification of School Nurses
Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education
Pediatric Nurse Certification Board
National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic Registered Nurses
National Association of Chemical Dependency Nurses
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board
Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board
Radiologic Nursing Certification Board
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses
Society of Urological Nurses and Associates
Society for Vascular Nursing
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board
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Eligibility requirements for certification are established by the
Addictions Nursing Certification Board
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification Corporation
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Board of Medical Genetics
American Board of Neuroscience Nursing
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
American Board of Post Anesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.
American Board of Urologic Allied Health Professionals, Inc.
American College of Nurse-Midwives, ACNM Certification Council
American Holistic Nurses' Certification Corporation
American Nurses' Credentialing Center
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, Inc.
Association of Operating Room Nurses
Association for Practitioners in Infection Control
Association of Rehabilitation Nursing, Certification Board
Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
Board of Nephrology Examiners, Nursing and Technology
Certification Board of Perioperative Nursing
Certifying Council for Gastroenterology Clinicians, Inc.
Clinical Nutrition Certification Board
Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists
Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists
Dermatology Nurses Association
Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Certification Board
HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board
International Association of Infant Massage Instructors
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
International Nurses Society on Addictions
Intravenous Nurses Society Certification Corporation
Lamaze International
National Board for Certification of School Nurses
National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators
National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses
National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic Registered Nurses
National Consortium of Chemical Dependency Nurses
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board
Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board
Radiological Nursing Certification Board
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses
Society of Urological Nurses and Associates
Society of Vascular Nursing
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society