Official Board policy states that the BONENT Executive Office:

• Can only speak to exam applicants regarding application details.
• May not discuss any application with managers, supervisors educators, co-workers or family members.

Lapsed or Expired Certification 

Lapsed Certification (within 12 months of your certification expiration date)
BONENT members who let their certification lapse (within 12 months of your certification expiration date) and wish to recertify can:

• Pay the $100 Lapsed Certification Fee
  
• Pay any outstanding Annual Certification Fees and
  
• Submit: 40 contact hours, or Use the one-time Waiver, which allows you to automatically re-certify without submitting contact hours. 

To use the one-time waiver, you must check the box next to the “I wish to use my one time waiver” option on the Recertification Application.  Once the waiver is used, it cannot be used again.  After using the waiver, you must have the required amount of contact hours or take the BONENT exam each time you are due to recertify.

Click here to download the Recertification Booklet.

Click here to download the Recertification Application

Expired Certification (from 1 to 8 years after your certification expiration date)
If a nurse or technician has allowed their BONENT certification to expire from one to eight years after the certification expiration date, and wish to reinstate their certification, they can:

• Submit 40 contact hours from the past four years and
  
• Pay the $200 Expired Certification Fee
• You do not qualify to use the one-time waiver.
• Your new certification expiration date will be 4 years from the date your contact hours are approved.
  

Click here to download the Recertification Booklet.