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Protection of the safety and welfare of the public is a global concern. As such, the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) aims to increase accessibility of ASCPi credentialing and the ASCPi Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) for those educated and residing in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs).
The following aspects are considered when determining which countries are eligible for reduced fees:
Applicants who both (a) obtained medical laboratory education in, AND (b) currently reside in the following countries, will receive LMIC pricing for all ASCPi credential examination categories:
Applicants who both (a) obtained medical laboratory education in, AND (b) currently reside in the following countries, will receive the following LMIC pricing for the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) for the recertification of ASCPi credentials:
The reinstatement fee is in addition to the application fee for expired certifications.
Applicants who obtained their education in one of the countries listed and who reside in a country that is not on this list must pay the standard application and CMP fees.
LMIC Countries:
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cote d'Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji French Polynesia Gabon | Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger | Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Tunisia Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam West Bank Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe |