Non-Discrimination Policy

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board does not discriminate against an individual with respect to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic legally protected by law. Reasonable and consistent use of non-discrimination and impartiality policies and procedures will apply to all programs of the AANPCB, to include application processes, testing processes, and business operations. AANPCB complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws and policies shall be administrated in a non-discriminatory way. AANPCB business operations includes, but is not limited to the selection of volunteers and vendors, volunteer or staff member conduct, hiring and firing of certification staff, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Examinations will be job-related and developed based on the program’s current role delineation studies and close adherence to the program’s test specifications. AANPCB shall make its services available to all applicants, candidates, and certificants who meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the program’s publically available procedures subject to limitations defined in policy.

Special Accommodations Requests

APPLICANTS REQESTING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS - DO NOT SCHEDULE YOUR EXAMINATION UNTIL AFTER YOUR SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT REQUEST HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY PROMETRIC SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS.

All requests for Special Accommodations/Arrangements are processed by our testing vendor, Prometric. All Prometric examination centers are equipped to provide reasonable and appropriate arrangements for applicants with a disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, updated 2010. For candidates who need Special Accommodations, go to https://www.prometric.com/test-takers/arrange-testing-accommodations and download the request packet. After completing the request packet, you can send it to one of the addresses provided on the packet. DO NOT schedule your exam until your request has been processed and approved by the Prometric Special Accommodations department. If you have any questions or concerns, please call (800) 967-1139.