April 15, 2014:
Neonatal Therapists National Certified Board (NTNCB) members appointed
Sept 15, 2015:
NTNCB conducted a practice analysis
Dec 12, 2015:
NTNCB began exam construction
April 26, 2016:
Formal announcement about neonatal therapy certification to APTA, AOTA, ASHA
June 10, 2016:
First pilot of certification exam completed; exam psychometrics
Sept 1, 2016:
Second pilot of certification exam completed; exam psychometrics
Nov 1, 2016:
Applications for neonatal therapy certification opened
March 1, 2017:
Exam administration began
March 31, 2017:
Exam psychometrics analyzed
April 8, 2017:
First Certified Neonatal Therapists announced
September 22, 2017:
100 Certified Neonatal Therapists
October 1, 2017:
Started new test construction
November 1, 2017:
Exam psychometrics re-analyzed
November 1, 2017:
150 Certified Neonatal Therapists
December 1, 2017:
Started immediate release of test scores at the testing centers
March 15, 2018:
Added two new NTNCB members
March 31, 2018:
Exam psychometrics re-analyzed
July 10, 2018:
NTNCB became a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)
September 26, 2018:
200 Certified Neonatal Therapists
December 14, 2018:
NTNCB implemented a bi-annual application process
June 1, 2019:
300 Certified Neonatal Therapists
October 15, 2019:
Practice analysis of 468 neonatal therapists from 2016 published
Pineda R, Degaetano S, Kindra M, Hand T, Craig J, Fernandez-Fernandez A, Collette D. (2019). Neonatal therapy: A survey of current practice. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine; 12 (3) 285-294.
November 8, 2019:
CNT member benefit of current evidence implemented
January 22, 2020:
400 Certified Neonatal Therapists
January 31, 2020:
New practice analysis completed (over 1700 neonatal therapists from over 1100 NICUs)
March 15, 2020:
New application system with Certemy launched
June 1, 2020:
Launched new certification exam using Pearson VUE testing centers
October 16, 2020:
500 CNTs
October 29, 2020:
CNT-Retired status launched
January 1, 2021:
Public Members join the NTNCB
February 26, 2021:
Announced name change to the Neonatal Therapy Certification Board (NTCB) to be inclusive of our international community
