What is the CBSPD?
The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc. (CBSPD), formerly the NICHSPDP, is a non-profit Certification Board which plans, develops and administers competency-based "International" certification examinations for personnel performing cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and inventory management activities, regardless of the setting.
The CBSPD is administered by a Board of Directors who have extensive expertise in the profession of healthcare sterile processing and distribution. In 1988 the NICHSPDP was organized and founded and is incorporated in the state of New Jersey. Since its inaugural examination in 1991, the CBSPD has credentialed over 31,000 personnel internationally. There are currently over 20,000 active certificants.
We can be reached by phone at 1-908-236-0530 Monday-Friday, 9:30am - 5:30pm Eastern Time, or by mail at CBSPD, 1392 US Hwy 22, Suite #1, Lebanon, NJ, 08833, or by e-mail at mailbox@sterileprocessing.org
Code of Ethics and Reporting
Click HERE to view the CBSPD Ethics Policy as well as How to Report Unethical or Unprofessional Behavior to the CBSPD.