* Next Exam is 7/26/08 in Evansville, IN

* New Online Recertification Dates Posted

Please note that the NCBAP has a new mailing address. Applications should be submitted to the new address:
4974 N. Fresno St.
Suite 202
Fresno, CA 93726

If you were certified on or before December 31, 2002, please contact Marie Walker at info@ncbap.org regarding recertification.

Notice: The NCBAP can no longer waive the US license requirement for the CACP process.

Mission Statement of the National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers

In order to optimize the care of patients receiving anticoagulant therapy, the mission is to develop, maintain and protect the Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider credential and the certification process.

National Anticoagulation Certification

The national certification process:

• was developed by a multi-disciplinary board to provide health care professionals a credentialing process.
• evaluates the provider's knowledge and skill to manage anticoagulation therapy.
• requires evidence of experience and a passing score on a comprehensive examination.
• can be one means to improve patient care in anticoagulant therapy by providing a framework to validate achievement of advanced knowledge and skills related to antithrombotic therapy.
• affords opportunity for professional recognition - only multidisciplinary credentialing opportunity.
• is an incentive for career development, personal satisfaction.
• introduces a mechanism to implement a consistent standard of care nationwide.