PORTLAND, Oregon—DME Repair and Training LLC, is pleased to announce the durable medical equipment industry’s first repair training and credentialing program.
This new credential establishes requirements and codes of ethics for each individual technician servicing durable medical equipment. In order to attain the credential, a Durable Medical Equipment Repair Technician (DMERT) certification is required. The DMERT certification is a comprehensive competency-based program taught through local community colleges, with a hybrid of online and in-class instruction. The program teaches technicians the essentials of repair for all major DME technologies, including but not limited to walkers, wheelchairs, hospital beds, lift chairs, scooters and power chairs.
“The levels of professionalism are constantly raising in the DME industry, and professionally training and credentialing service technicians is a vital evolution toward serving clients,” said Matthew Macpherson, program developer.
The DME industry is joining in support of the DMERT program, including Pride® Mobility Products and its family of companies. “We’re focused on the best service and client outcomes in assistive mobility technologies,” said Kristen Kubasko, Clinical Education and Training Manager for Pride Mobility. “We’re pleased to be among the major manufacturers supporting this new credentialing program, which likewise is dedicated to elevating technical repairs expertise industry wide.”
The DMERT program launched February 20, 2015, at Mt. Hood Community College. The training gives students 110 hours of foundational and hands-on experience from basic repair to complex rehab equipment. Job opportunities range from DME providers, hospitals, long term care facilities and repair shops to self-employment and entrepreneurship in the area of DME repair and service shops.
