Purpose of the Program
The CBSPD is committed to the certification of healthcare sterile processing and distribution personnel regardless of their workplace setting. Certification provides internationally recognized competency-based measurable standards. The objectives of the certification program are to:
- To promote the education of healthcare sterile processing and distribution personnel through certification to ensure safe and effective levels of practice to protect the public.
- To recognize healthcare sterile processing and distribution personnel who have achieved certification having met measurable standards for the profession.
- To promote continuing education for those individuals working in the healthcare sterile processing and distribution profession.
- To encourage re-certification by those individuals previously recognized as certified.
- To maintain a publicly accessible certification registry of healthcare sterile processing and distribution personnel.
- To promote professional accountability for healthcare sterile processing and distribution personnel.



