Technician Certification

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Technician Materials

Criteria for Certification and Recertification (PDF)
Continuing Education Request Form (PDF)

CEBT Exam Information

The Eye Bank Association of America offers the opportunity to attain Certified Eye Bank Technician (CEBT) status through an electronic examination administered by an outside educational testing agency. In addition, a candidate for eye bank technician certification must successfully demonstrate proficiency in the recovery of corneoscleral rims, which must be witnessed and verified by the candidate's Medical Director and Technical Trainer. (See Practical Performance Competency Verification Form: Appendix A (PDF)).

Once certification is awarded, CEBT status will expire on December 31st, three years from the date of certification. Recertification may be obtained by earning 16 continuing education units (CEUs), and meeting the EBAA course requirements within the three-year period. Refer to the section on recertification for further details.

Please note: This exam is no longer a paper exam; instead, it will be given electronically via testing centers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The next exam period is September 11-25, 2010. To download the exam application, please click here.

An applicant for eye bank technician certification must meet the following criteria:

  • Possess at least a minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
  • Complete six months of eye bank technical experience in the previous twelve months in a transplant organization with active involvement in the procurement and processing of organs, tissues, and/or eyes.
  • Submit a "Practical Performance Competency Verification" form and as a written recommendation signed by a technician trainer and a physician who is currently active as, and meets the requirements of, an Eye Bank Medical Director. (Outlined in Section C1.200 of the EBAA Medical Standards).

Recertification Process

It is the ultimate responsibility of the individual to ensure that their recertification/certification does not lapse.

To obtain recertification, an individual must do the following:

  1. Submit a Recertification Application postmarked by December 31 st of the year certification expires.
  2. Obtain 16 Continuing Education Credits, and at least one confirmed attendance from two of the following courses:
    1. EBAA Technician Skills Workshop;
    2. EBAA Medical Advisory Board Meeting;
    3. EBAA Medical Directors Symposium; and/or
    4. EBAA Summer or Fall Symposium every three years.
  3. Include required recertification fees

Recertification application. (PDF)