Confidentiality of and Access to Certification Data and Statistics

Confidentiality and Access to Certification Data ANCC Certification data and statistics are proprietary information. Individual applicant, candidate, and certificant data are confidential. Except to meet requirements for certification accreditation and/or the certification business needs, certification data are not released to third parties. Public data are available on the ANCC Certification website. Only aggregate data that does not violate the confidentiality of any certificant or candidate are available to the public.

Candidates for certification or those with an application in process for initial certification and/or certification renewal have an option to authorize release of additional information such as, test scores and/or status of their application, to approved third parties, including educational institutions. This option cannot be a condition to determine eligibility, sit for an examination, and/or to have a certification renewed.