Announcements from the Board of Trustees

CBSPD Board of Trustees Update – Corona Virus Pandemic and Its Impact on the CBSPD Operations – March 23, 2020

Governor Phil Murphy, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, of the State of New Jersey has ordered all non-essential businesses to close due to the Corona virus pandemic that has affected not only hundreds in the state of New Jersey but many thousands throughout the world. The CBSPD officers and staff members are deeply concerned about the well being of all personnel during this trying time. We are deeply saddened by the loss of life and the many individuals who have been affected by the illness directly or indirectly. We all, however, have to do our part. We are also concerned about you, your families, as well as, the CBSPD family.

Due to the order to close all non-essential businesses, we would like to update you on how the CBSPD will proceed.

Effective Monday, March 23, 2020, the CBSPD office will be staffed with administrative personnel only and with limited hours. We will also have the administrative staff monitoring the phones from home. We will have access to mail and faxes. We will continue to process book orders received via web mail, or regular mail. However, allow additional time for the orders to be processed due to the reduced staffing.

Testing for May – at this time, our testing agency, PSI has not cancelled the exams for the first week in May. However, as noted on our web page, this could change as federal and or state mandates are made. We will continually update our web page with new information. Please continue to check the web page.

We know this will cause concern and inconvenience for many of you, but we must abide by the recommendations at this time if we are going to defeat this virus.

In addition:

CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS FOR MAY EXAM: We will be able to process applications for the May exam but the PSI office is closed until April 13th, so the application process could not be completed anyway. You can proceed to submit your application; however, you will not receive your confirmation email until after April 13th (when the PSI office re-opens) and due to the number of applications, this could take an additional week.

RECERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS - If you are sending in your recertification application or have recently sent it in – we will be able to process it. However, due to limited staff, the review may require additional time. The CBSPD will extend the current review period for 60 days and during that time your certification will remain active. We apologize for any inconvenience which is unavoidable.

CEU APPLICATIONS – You can continue to submit your CEU applications as this process is not being affected.

QUESTIONS: Please email the CBSPD at mailbox@sterileprocessing.org for questions or concerns. We know this is an unusual and stressful time for everyone, and we ask for your patience and understanding at this time. We know how important your certification is to you and your career. but we also know you want to be safe and stay healthy.

Thank you,

CBSPD Board of Trustees and Administrative Staff