The 2008 test will be administered over one two-day window: Friday, November 7th & Saturday, November 8th.

The 2009 test will be administered over two windows of two-days each: Friday, May 1st & Saturday, May 2nd; and Friday, November 6th & Saturday, November 7th.

Candidates must first be determined to be eligible to take the examination. Once they are eligible, HTCC will issue an authorization to test number. This number will be emailed to the candidates, who then will make an appointment to test at a Prometric test site on the day and time desired. It will take approximately 10 working days from the time a candidate's application is complete to receive an authorization to test number. Please note that candidates will be responsible for making their own testing appointment at the time and testing center of their choice during the days the exam is given. HTCC will no longer assign test sites. Testing appointments will be for 4-1/2 hours, which includes 4 hours for the test and 30 minutes for instructions and a survey.

Handbooks for the 2008 exam are will be available in March 2008. Candidates will be able to register for the November test until September 1st. New information will be posted on the website as it becomes available.

Candidates must first meet the following eligibility requirements to take the 2008 Hand Therapy Certification Examination:

• You must be an occupational therapist or physical therapist with a current professional credential to practice in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Australia or New Zealand. Depending on your profession and where you practice, a professional credential may include a license, certificate, or registration. In all cases, it is the credential that you need to legally practice in that location. This credential must be active, and you must be in good standing with the agency that issued it.
  
• You must have been certified or licensed on or before November 7, 2003. Examples of acceptable proof include a copy of your original license, or a copy of your NBCOT certificate, or a print-out from your state licensure board with your original date of licensure. Work under a temporary license cannot be included.
  
• You must have accrued a minimum of 4,000 hours of Direct Practice
  Experience in hand therapy, obtained in the United States (including its territories and military bases), Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Australia, or New Zealand, between Aug 15, 2003 and Aug 14, 2008.

Internationally Educated Therapists
Therapists applying to sit for the examination who were educated outside of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Australia, or New Zealand must include proof of:

• Date of licensure, certificate or equivalent from the country in which education was received (e.g. copy of diploma) to document length of practice as an occupational therapist or physical therapist.
  
• Current licensure, registration or certification (whichever is required for you to practice legally in that location) in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.

You may contact HTCC for additional information.

Fees may be submitted by credit card, check, or money order in U.S. funds made payable to “HTCC.”