Your CRCST renewal, punched.
A CRCST renews every year, due the last day of the month you were certified. Put in your date, log the 12 CE credits as you earn them, and put the date on your calendar. Free, no sign-up, and it all stays on this phone.
Your CRCST
The next date, years on. The board renews on this cycle but hasn't posted this date yet; check the HSPA renewal page.
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How to renew
- Earn 12 CE credits in your renewal year, technical and relevant to sterile processing. HSPA lesson plans are worth 2, webinars 1, podcasts 0.5. In-services, staff meetings, vendor courses, chapter events and college courses (C or better) count too. Credits don't roll over.
- Watch the start date. Credits count only if they're dated after your last renewal. HSPA's example: your date is May 31 and you renewed early on May 4 last year, so this year's CE has to be on or after May 5.
- Hold CIS, CHL or CER too? Each adds 6 credits on its own topic (CIS and CHL also need your CRCST kept current). One $50 fee covers every HSPA certification you hold.
- Upload as you go at myaccount.myhspa.org: drag and drop, or take a phone photo of the certificate. Outside certificates need the provider, the course title and the date.
- Renew online. Log in and click Renew next to your certifications (it opens 10 months before your date), accept the Statement of Understanding, and pay $50, or $60 with membership. HSPA emails you when it's done. No paper certificate comes in the mail; print yours online.
| Fee (HSPA) | Amount |
|---|---|
| Certification only | $50 a year |
| Certification + membership | $60 a year |
Same fee no matter how many HSPA certifications you hold. Pay online, or mail a check or money order with your renewal statement. All fees: HSPA's renewal page.
If your date passes
- Your certification is suspended the day after. HSPA: "You cannot use your credentials or state that you are certified until your reinstatement is completed."
- You get a six-week grace period to send the past-due CE and fees. Get them in and it's reinstated.
- After six weeks there are no more extensions. You retest to be certified again.
Where every number comes from
- Annual renewal, 12 CE, CIS/CHL/CER credits, $50 or $60, anniversary month, opens 10 months before, no rollover, six-week grace: HSPA: renew your certification
- 12 CE credits per year, $50, anniversary month, suspension and the six-week grace period: HSPA Certification Handbook, revised January 2026 (PDF)
Checked November 11, 2026.
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