Statistics

CERTIFICATION STATISTICS

AS OF DEC. 31, 2022

[UPDATED ANNUALY]

First Exam Given JANUARY 1, 1975

CERTIFIED REGISTERED CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN (CRCST)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
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
7,693		8,289		5,933		8,056		9,162

As of Dec 31, 2022:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 115,996
Current CRCST: 42,127

First Exam Given OCTOBER 6, 1987

CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE LEADER (CHL)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
295	64	391	104	308	92	639	160	328	90
359		495		400		799		418

As of Dec 31, 2022:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 4,784
Current CHL: 3,135

First Exam Given APRIL 7, 2006

CERTIFIED INSTRUMENT SPECIALIST (CIS)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
629	52	879	298	389	255	529	255	539	240
681		1,177		562		784		779

As of Dec 31, 2022:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 7,149
Current CIS: 4,942

First Exam Given JANUARY 6, 2010

CERTIFIED CENTRAL SERVICE VENDOR PARTNER (CCSVP)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
127	16	93	23	49	14	59	14	37	4
143		116		63		73		41

As of Dec 31, 2022:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 1,076
Current CCSVP: 402

First Exam Given DECEMBER 1, 2017

CERTIFIED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR (CER)

2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
282	65	529	154	383	95	548	145	809	280
347		683		478		693		1,089

As of Dec 31, 2022:

Cumulative # of Exams Administered: 3,755
Current CER: 2,790

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