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Prometric continues to require everyone appearing at a Prometric testing center to wear masks for the foreseeable future. According to Prometric, this decision was made based on recent updated guidance and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO). The only exception to the mask mandate rule at this time will be at sites on state universities where executive orders prohibit government agencies and institutions of higher education from mandating face coverings or restricting activities on their respective properties in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Candidates will still be allowed to wear masks according to their comfort level at these sites, but masks will not be mandatory.
Prometric also announced it will resume metal detector wanding candidates prior to entering the test room, frequent physical walkthroughs of the test room, and the use of erasable note boards and markers. The resumption of these various touchpoint processes was based on Prometric’s engagements with John Hopkins University and data from the CDC and WHO, which demonstrates COVID-19 transmission via touch is exceptionally rare.
Starting September 1, 2021, Prometric will no longer accept IDs that are more than 90 days expired. Prometric will continue to accept IDs that have expired within 90 days of the exam date for the interim.
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