NCMOA (NCCT) - National Certified Medical Office Assistant

The National Certified Medical Office Assistant (NCMOA) certification focuses on the skills required for medical office administrative tasks. Medical Office Assistants handle a range of responsibilities, including patient scheduling, record management, financial tasks, and maintaining regulatory compliance. This certification is provided by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility includes being a current student in an NCCT-authorized program, a US high school graduate or equivalent, or having relevant work experience.

Completion Time: 3 hours

Cost: The exam fee is $119.

Exam Format: 125 scored items, 25 unscored pre-test items

Duration: 180 minutes

Passing Score: 70 (scaled score)

Exam Mode: Online, Testing facility

Exam Preparation

NCCT offers several preparation materials:

• Practice Exams: Aligned with certification exams, offering multiple attempts.

• Self Assessment: Includes rationales and an individualized performance analysis.

• Interactive Review System: Features full certification exam experiences, rationales, case scenarios, and flash cards.

Renewal Frequency: Annually

Method: Through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)

NCCT provides two paths for completing required CE hours: NCCT’s online CE library and submission of "outside" CE.

Renewal Fee:

• $89 to recertify a single NCCT certification

• $118 when recertifying 2 or more certifications at the same time

Maintaining certification requires the annual completion of CE hours and payment of an annual recertification fee.

Annual CE/CEU requirement:

• NCMOA requires 12 contact hours (CH)

• If NCMOA is held with TS-C credential, the annual CH defaults to 14

• If NCMOA is held with any other NCCT credential that is not TS-C, the requirement remains 12 CH

• Candidate Handbook

• Test Plan

• Exam Review Materials

While this guide provides a comprehensive overview based on available information, some details regarding continuing education requirements and specifics of the certification process were not found. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, it is recommended to refer directly to the NCCT's official resources or contact them for clarification.

The NCCT also offers the following certifications:

• National Certified ECG Technician (NCET)

• National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA)

• National Certified Patient Care Technician (NCPCT)

• National Certified Phlebotomy Technician (NCPT)

• National Certified Insurance & Coding Specialist (NCICS)

• Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C)

• Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)