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Once you complete your training and are ready to apply for AMT certification, download a copy of the AMT Candidate Handbook, which provides a detailed look at the certification process (Download).

Note: California and New York applicants should contact the AMT office before submitting an application.

When you are ready to submit an application, simply download the document below, complete it and send it to AMT. Include all pertinent documents as well as the application fee. Please note that AMT cannot begin processing until the application is complete and all documents have been received. Please note that the application fee is NON-REFUNDABLE and that an annual fee of $90 is required to maintain certification. Please allow for 4 - 6 weeks for processing time of your application.

Application Packet (Download) - A separate application must be submitted for each certification.

Application Packet Includes:

Certification Process Overview
Instructions
Application
Eligibility Route

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MT Self Assessment (Download)

Domestic Application Fee: $130

International Application Fee: $165

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Memorandum of Understanding

Allows students to test prior to externship. Students will not be considered certified until all required documents and transcripts are received and approved by AMT (Download). Submit this form with the application.

Testing Accommodations

Attached is the AMT policy regarding candidate requirements for submitting requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations should be made at the time of initial application to AMT rather than after a candidate has been authorized to take an examination. (Download)

Notice to International Applicants

International applicants must have their foreign educational credentials evaluated PRIOR to examination. There are a number of companies that perform these types of evaluations. Please visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at www.naces.org/members.htm, Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) at http://www.aice-eval.org/ or the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) at http://www.aacrao.org/index.aspx, which lists current members who evaluate foreign credentials. If your credentials are evaluated by a company that is not listed with these organizations, they will not be accepted.

VISA Information

The following are resources that might be useful for those interested in obtaining an H-1B visa.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
http://www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/vs/

Applicants and members from the Philippines may also want to visit this site:
http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhni11.html

Validation of Registration/License for VisaScreen – DO NOT REQUEST THIS SERVICE UNTIL YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR STATE LICENSURE APPLICATION

To order, please complete the following order form (Download)

If you have any questions, please email AMT at: MT-MLT@americanmedtech.org

CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Certified Medical Administrative Specialist

1. Applicant shall be of good moral character.

2. Applicant shall meet one of the following eligibility routes:

ROUTE 1 (EDUCATION): Applicant shall be a graduate of, or scheduled to graduate from, an accredited medical office administrative program. ^1,2,3,4

ROUTE 2 (RMA CERTIFICANT): Applicant shall be certified as a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), or equivalent, and possess a minimum of two years of recent full-time experience working as a medical office administrative specialist.

ROUTE 3 (WORK EXPERIENCE): Applicant shall have been employed as a medical office administrative specialist for a minimum of five of the past seven years. Proof of high school graduation (or equivalent) is required.

3. Applicant shall take and pass the appropriate AMT certification examination.

Requirement Footnotes:

1. Accredited program: Program or institution is accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or otherwise approved by the AMT Board of Directors

2. All training programs should include a minimum of 720 clock hours (or equivalent) of didactic training in medical office administrative skills, including a clinical externship of no less than 160 hours in duration.

3. The training programs must have been structured to include at least the following content areas: 1) medical records management, 2) health care insurance processing, coding and billing, 3) office financial responsibilities, and 4) information processing.

4. Applicants seeking certification under eligibility Route 1 must have graduated from their academic programs within the past four years. Applicants whose date of graduation is four years or more prior to the date of their application must also provide evidence of relevant work experience for at least three of the last five years.