Forms & Applications
The Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) is the premier association representing Sterile Processing (SP) professionals worldwide. Because SP professionals are responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, sterilizing, and distributing medical and surgical instrumentation, they are among the most vital contributors to the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. For more than 60 years, HSPA (formerly IAHCSMM) has been providing these professionals with the broadest range of certification and continuing education offerings available, along with the unsurpassed support that only a full-service membership organization can bring.
CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS & APPLICATIONS
| Exam Information | |
|---|---|
| Certification Handbook | VIEW FILE |
| CRCST Exam Content Outline | VIEW FILE |
| CER Exam Content Outline | VIEW FILE |
| CIS Exam Content Outline (for testing before September 23, 2025) | VIEW FILE |
| CIS Exam Content Outline (for testing after October 1, 2025) | VIEW FILE |
| CHL Exam Content Outline | VIEW FILE |
| Provisional CRCST - Hands-On Experience Form | VIEW FILE |
| Provisional Hours - Extension Request Form | VIEW FILE |
| Release of Information Form | VIEW FILE |
| Department Authorization Form | OPEN FORM |
| Special Accommodations Form | VIEW FILE |
| Applications | ||
|---|---|---|
| CRCST | VIEW FILE | APPLY ONLINE |
| CER | VIEW FILE | APPLY ONLINE |
| CIS (Coming December 2025) | ||
| CHL | APPLY ONLINE | |
| CCSVP | VIEW FILE | |
| Retake Application [for those re-taking an exam taken within the past 5 years] | APPLY ONLINE | |
| Renewal Documents | |
|---|---|
| Certification Renewal Statement [Non-Personalized] | VIEW FILE |
| Continuing Education (CE) Submission Form | VIEW FILE |
| Name Change Request | OPEN FORM |