PNCB

About Recertification

2008 Recertification enrollment is now closed. If you have questions about your Recertification status, please contact recert@pncb.org.

Recertification ensures that you're staying current in your field and is required annually to maintain your status as a CPN®. During Recertification, the PNCB offers each CPN® options for ensuring the maintenance of national standards within the specialty of pediatric nursing.

All About CPN® Recertification

  • It's an annual event. Annual Recertification enrollment is required and begins approximately one year from initial certification. Check your wallet card for the year your certification expires. You will need to enroll in Recertification between October 1 and December 1 of the year prior to this expiration date.
  • Newly certified? You'll need to recertify between October 1 and December 1 of the year prior to the year your wallet card expires.
  • Keep the date. Regardless of which month you passed the CPN® Exam, Recertification enrollment always takes place between October 1 and December 1.
  • And keep us up to date! We send postcard and email reminders, so always make sure your contact information is up to date. Without your current mailing address, email, phone numbers, etc., we can't stay in touch.
  • Online is the way to go. Online Recertification saves you $10.00 and helps us process your Recert faster! Forms are also available for downloading at left. We no longer mail paper forms.
  • Tracking your activities. Annual Recertification activities are managed in 7-year cycles. This helps us make sure certain required tasks are being completed to keep your knowledge current. Forget where you are in the cycle? Log-in and view your Recert History at any time during the year.

Your Recert Activity Options

Each year, you'll choose and record participation in one Recert Activity Option. Visit the Recertification Activity Options page to learn more.

A Recertification Activity Option fee is due annually. Visit our Recertification Fees page for current prices.