Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation

Recertification Overview

Eligibility Requirements:

To recertify your CRNI®️ credential, you must meet the following requirements:

• Hold a current, active, and unrestricted RN license.
• Documentation of 1,000 hours of clinical experience in infusion therapy within the previous three years is required to recertify.
• Clinical bedside experience is not a requirement.
• Nursing experience may be in the areas of nursing education, administration, research, or clinical practice within the infusion specialty.
• 1,000 hours over three years equates to 6.5 hours per week or roughly 18% of a 36-hour week dedicated to infusion therapy.
• In addition, 40 Recertification units, which translates into 80 contact hours, must be earned within a three -year timeframe prior to recertifying, This time frame provides an acceptable level of knowledge to adequately renew one’s certification.

Recertification Deadlines:

• If you pass the March exam, your certification period begins on April 1. The certification will expire 3 years later on April 1.
• If you pass the September exam, your certification period will begin on October 1. The certification will expire 3 years later on October 1. 
• If you passed the exam before 2018, the certification expires every 3 years on January 1, regardless of when you took the exam.

Recertification Roadmap:

To help you prepare for recertification, INCC has created a 3-year Recertification Plan. Opting for one of these plans will streamline the recertification process, making it both time and cost-efficient. Follow one of these pathways to make recertification easier than ever!

Additional Information:

Please note, while INCC does provide recertification reminders, it is a CRNI®’s professional responsibility to track RUs and to ensure that INCC receives a complete recertification or exam application with appropriate fees by the published deadlines.

To ensure you receive all reminders, please inform INCC of any changes to your mailing or email address by contacting INCC at incc@incc1.org.