CCHT certification Q&A (updated
2026)
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BAnswerWhichBcredentialingBagencyBforBdialysisBtechniciansBincludesBitemsBsuchBasBwaterBtre
atment,BandBdialysateBpreparation,BdialyzerBreprocessing,BandBcomplicationsBofBdialysisBasBaB
partBofBtheirBcognitiveBorBpracticeBdomains?
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BAnswerPriorBtoBstartingBdialysis,BwhatBmustBaBtechnicianBand/orBnurseBcertify?
CentersBforBdiseaseBcontrolBandBpreventionB(CDC)
CentersBforBMedicareBandBMedicaidBservicesB(CMS)
AssociationBforBtheBadvancementBofBmedicalBinstrumentationB(AAMI)B-
BAnswerWhichBexternalBagenciesBprovideBadditionalBguidelinesBandBstandardsBinBtheBareasBof
BinfectiousBdiseaseBtesting,Bimmunizations,BdialysisBtreatmentBsafety,BandBinfectionBcontrol?
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BAnswerPriorBtoBpassingBtheBSocialBAmendments,BtreatmentBforBchronicBkidneyBdiseaseB(CKD)
BwasBavailableBonlyBtoBtheBfewBwhoBmetBcertainBcriteriaBorBcouldBaffordBtoBpayBforBtheirBo
wnBtreatment.BTheBamendmentsBextendedBMedicareBcoverageBtoBalmostBallBpatientsBwithBCK
D.BWhoBsignedBtheBamendmentsBandBinBwhatByear?
2026)
ABRegisteredBNurseB-
BAnswerWhileBtechnicalBstaffBareBperformingBdutiesBinBtheBdialysisBunitBwhichBotherBteamBm
emberBmustBalwaysBbeBpresentBduringBinBcenterBdialysis?
DialysisBNurseBManagerB-
BAnswerTwoBdialysisBtechniciansBareBheatedlyBdiscussingBaBpatientBcareBsituation.BWhichBhem
odialysisBteamBmemberBisBresponsibleBforBdisciplinaryBactionBasBtheBfirstBchainBofBcommand?
SomeBunderstandingBofBhumanBanatomyBandBphysiology
treatmentBcomplications
careBofBtheBvascularBaccessB-
BAnswerYouBareBplanningBtoBapplyBforBaBpositionBasBaBdialysisBtechnician.BWhatBknowledgeB
andBskillsBareBrequiredBasBessentialBcomponentsBforBthisBposition?
NationalBNephrologyBcertificationBorganizationB-
BAnswerWhichBcredentialingBagencyBforBdialysisBtechniciansBincludesBitemsBsuchBasBwaterBtre
atment,BandBdialysateBpreparation,BdialyzerBreprocessing,BandBcomplicationsBofBdialysisBasBaB
partBofBtheirBcognitiveBorBpracticeBdomains?
ThatBtheBpatientBhasBprovidedBinformedBwrittenBconsentBforBdialysisB-
BAnswerPriorBtoBstartingBdialysis,BwhatBmustBaBtechnicianBand/orBnurseBcertify?
CentersBforBdiseaseBcontrolBandBpreventionB(CDC)
CentersBforBMedicareBandBMedicaidBservicesB(CMS)
AssociationBforBtheBadvancementBofBmedicalBinstrumentationB(AAMI)B-
BAnswerWhichBexternalBagenciesBprovideBadditionalBguidelinesBandBstandardsBinBtheBareasBof
BinfectiousBdiseaseBtesting,Bimmunizations,BdialysisBtreatmentBsafety,BandBinfectionBcontrol?
PresidentBRichardBNixonBinB1972B-
BAnswerPriorBtoBpassingBtheBSocialBAmendments,BtreatmentBforBchronicBkidneyBdiseaseB(CKD)
BwasBavailableBonlyBtoBtheBfewBwhoBmetBcertainBcriteriaBorBcouldBaffordBtoBpayBforBtheirBo
wnBtreatment.BTheBamendmentsBextendedBMedicareBcoverageBtoBalmostBallBpatientsBwithBCK
D.BWhoBsignedBtheBamendmentsBandBinBwhatByear?