Corporate Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Certification (CCOA)
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify to complete the CCOA certification examination, you must complete the following requirements:
• Graduated from high school or the equivalent.
• Successfully completed an approved independent study course (e.g., JCAHPO Independent Study Course (JCAT) or the American
Academy of Ophthalmology Independent Study Course) within 36 months (three years) prior to submitting your examination application.
• Completed 12 JCAHPO Group A continuing education credits within 12 months (one year) prior to submitting your application.
• Employed by a company supplier of ophthalmology products and/or services.
Content Outline for the CCOA Examination
The CCOA examination has 6 content areas. Please refer to Appendix C for the CCOA content areas.
CCOA Recertification
An initial certification is valid for 36 months (three years). After that period, recertification is required every three years to maintain the
use of the credential. The recertification period begins exactly 36 months from the month and year that you obtained initial certification.
To recertify, certificants may use one of two pathways:
Recertification Pathway
Continuing
Education Credits
Application Requirement
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Continuing Education Requirement
Recertification application printable at www.jcahpo.org
postmarked by your recertification date
Employer/Supervisor signature
Recertification fee. Please see page 38 to review the fee
schedule.
18 Credits with a minimum of
12 JCAHPO Group A credits. The
other 6 credits may be Group A or
Group B credits. All credits must
be earned within the 36 - month
recertification cycle.
* Please see page 25 for further information
about Group A and Group B credits.
Retest in Lieu of
CE Credits
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Examination application printable at www.jcahpo.org
None.
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Employer/Supervisor signature
Successful completion of
the CCOA multiple-choice
examination is required for
recertification.
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Examination fee. Please see page 38 to
review the fee schedule.
For more information about recertification, please refer to page 25.
"The JCAHPO CCOA certification has enabled the Medical
Specialist team at Regeneron to broaden their expertise in
the ophthalmology field as well as understand the unique
role of the technician."
- Deborah Reid, CCOA
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