As COVID-19 continues to be a concern, NABNE’s first priority is the safety of examinees and staff who administer the examinations.  NABNE is monitoring and taking steps to comply with CDC/PHAC, government, and local COVID-19 prevention guidelines and restrictions during the administration of the NPLEX Examinations.  We will continue to update our website if new information that impacts the current NPLEX administration becomes available.  We suggest that you continue to check the website for updates.

When you apply to take the NPLEX, you must acknowledge and accept that, even with CDC/PHAC, government, and local COVID-19 prevention guidelines and restrictions in place, there will still be some risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.  Although NABNE will not require masks at the test site, examinees and staff may choose to wear well-fitting masks to protect themselves and others.

If you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, have had symptoms of or have tested positive for COVID-19, please refer to the following policies to determine if you will be allowed admittance to the examination(s).

NABNE COVID-19 Policy

NABNE has developed the following policies to protect examinees and staff at the test sites from transmission of SARS-CoV-2. If you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, have had symptoms of or have tested positive for COVID-19, please refer to the following policies to determine if you will be allowed admittance to the examination(s).

If you have had close contact¹ with someone with COVID-19 in the 10 days prior to the exam administration, you will not be admitted to the NABNE test site, unless:

• It has been at least 7 days since your last exposure, and you have received a negative test result (test must occur on day 5 or later)

OR

• You have had a negative SARS-CoV-2 test within the 72 hours before your first examination (bring a copy or present a photo of your test result when you check in at the NABNE test site).

If you have tested positive for COVID-19 in the 10 days prior to the exam administration, you will not be admitted to the NABNE test site, unless:

• It has been at least 5 days since your symptoms first appeared

AND

• You have been without a fever (100.4°F/38°C or higher) for 48 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications

AND

• Your other symptoms of COVID-19 are improving²

       OR

• You have had a negative SARS-CoV-2 test within the 72 hours before your first examination (bring a copy or present a photo of your test result when you check in at the NABNE test site)

¹ You have been less than 6 ft. (2 m.) away from an infected person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinical diagnosis) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.

² A loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation​.