Policy Statements - Denial/Revocation of Certification Policy
The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), formerly the LCC-ST shall consider revocation or denial of certification under the following conditions:
- Possession, use, or attempt to use altered or falsified certification cards or certificates.
- Obtaining or attempting to obtain certification or recertification by fraud or deception.
- Knowingly assisting another to obtain or attempt to obtain certification or recertification by fraud or deception.
- Unauthorized possession or distribution of examination materials including reproduction of examination questions.
- Violation of examination rules, including but not limited to cheating on the exam.