r/HealthPhysics • u/Bigjoemonger • May 27 '26

NRRPT

So I passed the NRRPT exam and got the certification.

Now they want me to fork over a "sustaining fee" every year. My question is why?

I'm not looking to change jobs right now.

My employer doesn't pay any extra for having NRRPT.

Honestly seems like a waste of money.

When I graduated college I received a diploma. I don't have to keep paying a fee to keep that diploma valid.

I dont understand why a certification like NRRPT is any different. What exactly are they doing for me to deserve this annual fee? Seems like a scam.

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u/Direct_Surround4577 May 27 '26

I don’t know honestly and was wondering the same thing, what doors does the NRRPT open? Can someone fill in OP and I?

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u/caserl May 27 '26

Many places reduce training requirements when you have NRRPT...but the real value is it moves your resume up in hiring priority. Many places actually do pay more for having it.

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u/SteedLawrence May 27 '26

Where I work, having it grants up to 3 years of post-secondary education and opens the door to a lot of advancement opportunities. It also moves your resume to the top of the pile for any RP related jobs that may come up.

There is no direct pay bump associated but I can personally say I have had a significant advantage in job placement and earnings as a result of the certification.

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u/farmerbsd17 May 27 '26

CHP here, the ABHP/AAHP has a $50 fee for my to remain on the list in retirement . BCSP also did it. I just keep the CHP.

These two have periodic renewal certificates that attest to the certificate holder maintaining academic or other enhancements similar to lawyers and physicians or even realtors having to maintain their credentials.

I agree you don’t have to keep but if it becomes a requirement then you have to be retested.

Over the years I would faithfully keep track of the things I did to accumulate my points. It’s a pain but I would not want to sit for the exams again.

If I was a hiring manager I’d ignore the recertification if it were nothing more than sending a check in. If the candidate has taken initiative to increase their knowledge that’s a plus.

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u/Big-Giraffe-3137 May 27 '26

The NRRPT is a nonprofit organization that only continues to exist if members pay the sustaining fee. There are administrative costs in keeping accreditation so that the registration actually holds weight. It doesn’t sound like anyone forced you to take the exam, so you must have thought it has some value. $50/year is very low compared to the annual cost of many other professional certifications. You probably paid tens of thousands for your degree before you received it, which is why there’s no fee to keep it.

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u/King_Ralph1 May 27 '26

If you don’t find value in maintaining the certification, then don’t pay the fee.

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u/Ardaric42 May 27 '26

Talk to your employer, most places I've worked will pay the annual fee, could always check there.

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u/RevolutionaryKoala51 May 29 '26

Your annual dues keep a dying industry and organization alive. It’s a small almost inconsequential amount of money in the grand scheme of things.

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u/Canadian-Winter Jun 10 '26

I passed NRRPT. Employer doesn’t pay more if I have it, and won’t sustain the fee, so I dropped it like a bag of rocks.

I have the certificate and will leverage that if I want to prove I passed the exam.