Statistics

CERTIFICATION STATISTICS

AS OF DEC. 31, 2025

69,992 CERTIFICATIONS HELD BY 55,688 INDIVIDUALS

[UPDATED ANNUALY]

First Exam Given JANUARY 1, 1975

CERTIFIED REGISTERED CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN (CRCST)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
4,620	3,073	6,416	1,873	4,530	1,403	6,031	2,025	6,863	2,299	7,996	3,132	7,546	3,726	10,083	5,286
7,693		8,289		5,933		8,056		9,162		11,128		11,272		15,369

As of Dec 31, 2025:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 153,765
Current CRCST: 54,525

First Exam Given OCTOBER 6, 1987

CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE LEADER (CHL)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
295	64	391	104	308	92	639	160	328	90	420	115	487	173	530	156
359		495		400		799		418		535		660		686

As of Dec 31, 2025:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 6,665
Current CHL: 4,084

First Exam Given APRIL 7, 2006

CERTIFIED INSTRUMENT SPECIALIST (CIS)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
629	52	879	298	389	255	529	255	539	240	582	247	533	321	838	421
681		1,177		562		784		779		829		854		1,259

As of Dec 31, 2025:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 10,091
Current CIS: 6,215

First Exam Given JANUARY 6, 2010

CERTIFIED CENTRAL SERVICE VENDOR PARTNER (CCSVP)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
127	16	93	23	49	14	59	14	37	4	42	13	34	5	44	11
143		116		63		73		41		55		39		55

As of Dec 31, 2025:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 1,225
Current CCSVP: 395

First Exam Given DECEMBER 1, 2017

CERTIFIED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR (CER)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
282	65	529	154	383	95	548	145	809	280	810	254	786	350	900	404
347		683		478		693		1,089		1,064		1,136		1,304

As of Dec 31, 2025:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 7,259
Current CER: 4,773

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