ROT FAQs

If you have one year casting experience under the supervision of an Orthopedic Surgeon OR have attended an ASOP Casting Workshop and work under the supervision of an Orthopedic Surgeon for 6 months, you can sit for the Registered Orthopedic Technologist Exam.  Certain exemptions do apply on an individual basis.  Students in an eligible orthopedic educational program may challenge the exam.

There is no fee for the ROT examination. If yare an ASOP member in good standing the ROT exam is free. Only ASOP members are eligible to take the ROT exam. The two year ASOP membership cycle (which includes the exam) is only $200.00. ASOP membership and required continuing education (24 hours every two years) must be completed to maintain your ROT certification.

Not an ASOP member yet?  CLICK HERE to join

ASOP is also a membership/educational organization and will help you with your required continuing education for your other certifications such as RT, LPN, ATC, CO, COF, etc.

You will receive a free six month membership in ASOP and be eligible to take the ROT exam. You still need to meet the 6 month experience requirement. If you pass the exam you will need to renew your ASOP membership at the end of the six months to the regular two year membership for $200.00 to maintain your ROT credential.  (certain conditions apply for in-house/private workshop, please contact support for more info)

ASOP members in good standing that meet the requirements stated herein can request ROT exam access – CLICK HERE.  Please feel free to email our member support with any questions or technical difficulties asop.jacob@gmail.com.  The ROT exam application form will need to be signed by your employer or supervising physician.  Access to the exam portal will be emailed to you within 5-7 working days.  If you attend a casting workshop you will be emailed the application after the workshop.

The exam is taken online or it can be proctored by your facility if they wish (may require up to 3 hours to complete). You are expected to answer all questions.  Collaboration with others is not permitted.   There are 100 randomized questions in Anatomy, Patient Safety, Medical Terminology, Orthopedic Medicine & Procedures. There is no time limit for the exam.  Once you start the exam you should complete it at one sitting.  If you fail the exam you can repeat it.  Passing is 70%.

All ASOP members will receive access to our educational resources area [CLICK HERE] which includes a 200-page online orthopedic study guide and the online Manual of Fracture Casting and Bracing by Dr. Augusto Sarmiento, a 12-module orthopedic lecture series, several orthopedic casting videos and much more.  All casting workshop students will also receive a free 6 month ASOP membership.    Practical Fracture Treatment by Ronald Mcrae (any edition is OK) is also recommended and is available on Amazon.com as well as any medical terminology text.   A practice exam is located at www.castingworkshop.com on the student download page. It is a download marked “21 exams”.

There is no state licensure for the Orthopedic Technologist in any state. There is no specific state government law requirement to be an ROT. The orthopedic professional certification of the staff is up to the employer. Most large health organizations & practices are now requiring passing a certification program such as ASOP’s to be employed as an Orthopedic Technologist. Medicare/CMS requires that billed office procedures be done by qualified personnel. Having an ROT certificate on the wall shows the patient and government inspection agencies that qualified personnel are preforming the procedures and working within their scope of practice.  Casting is not within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant.  If you are an CMA/MA or hold another certification or state license that does not include casting in your scope of practice, you should consider the ROT certification to protect your future employment in orthopedics.

The first step is to join ASOP – CLICK HERE to join.  If you are not using your own credit card, please call 727-394-1700 to join ASOP.

Do you need a paper copy of our membership form?  Click here to download.

Your welcome pack will be emailed to you within 4 working days.

If you have passed the ROT exam with less than 6 months remaining on the ROT certification, you are not required to do CE.  However, when you renew for the 2 year ASOP membership and ROT renewal, you will be required to do 24 hours of continuing education over the next two years.  Continuing Education hours can be in any medical field including radiology, athletic training, infection control, CPR, etc. You can attend conferences or do distance learning courses. You can read (100 pages = 1Hr of CE) peer reviewed journals. Keep records using the CE form on the ASOP website.

You can log into your online ASOP member portal [CLICK HERE] and renew your ASOP Membership/ROT Certification for 2 years. You are required to complete 24 hours of continuing education.  A new ROT certificate will be issued with an updated expiration date.  Keep records using the CE form on the ASOP website.  You may be asked to fax or scan the form to us during the renewal process.  There is a $50.00 penalty to renew after your expiration date.