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Licensing or Certification Approval Process

If your organization offers licensing or certification tests, VA urges you to request approval of your tests so that veterans and other beneficiaries may receive reimbursement. If you represent a State or local licensing board, the approval requirements are minimal. If you represent a non-governmental organization, your test must be generally accepted within the industry, must have been in existence at least two years, and must meet other requirements.

Approval Requirements for Organizations Offering Licensing Test or Certification Test (38 U.S.C. 3689) must provide the following Certification of Compliance to CSAAVE: