COVID-19 UPDATE
C-NET TESTING PROCEDURES DURING THE CURRENT COVID-19 OUTBREAK
As new information becomes available, it will be posted here. Last Updated: 4/07/2022
Information Specific to CCHT/CCHT-A Technicians
(Technicians with Federally Mandated Certifications)
*CMS 18-Month Rule Waiver
The 18-month rule for dialysis technicians, states that all chronic care dialysis technicians must become certified within 18-months of
being hired, is part of the CMS’s End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Conditions for Coverage regulations/requirements. According to the public
health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, as declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. §247d):
*ESRD Conditions for Coverage Waiver Renewal
Last renewed on 04/7/2022
Next Evaluation on 07/6/2022
The decision to renew the waiver is reevaluated every 90 days. Be advised that there is currently no provision to grant additional time past the
health emergency, and dialysis facilities are expected to be in compliance when the health emergency is lifted.

List of Currently Opened Test Sites
C-NET is currently testing in various locations throughout the United States in accordance with federal and state guidelines. Once you have been registered to test through C-NET, our testing partner, PSI, will send you a link to active testing locations in your local area.
TEST SITE INFORMATION
Read THIS before clicking the link below:
• For an up-to-date list of which sites are open, CLICK HERE.
• For a list of FAQs about PPE and other COVID-19 implemented
precautions at PSI test sites, CLICK HERE.
TESTING SAFELY
during a national health emergency
Information regarding scheduling
and tentative site closures during
the current
COVID-19 outbreak
