No, no license required.

Posted By: clhmt on 2007-07-24
In Reply to: do you need a license to be a MT? - ReggieP

Certification is optional.

Most will tell you to attend Andrews or MTech, as you will have a much better education and job opportunities if you attend one of these 2 schools.

Best of luck to you!

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do you need a license to be a MT? - ReggieP
- Unfortunately, no. - Should be, though.
- No, no license required. - clhmt
  - best schools? - Lerissa Broome
    - finances - sallie
    - Penn Fostetr isn't worth the time. Their - me
      - What is wrong with being a MT? - ReggieP
        My experience - wah MT
        Not the profession. MTs in house at hourly pay do great. The world of the - at-home MT is where the probs are. nm Shrinking Fa
        ...nm Shrinking Fast - Down the road, there will be NO at-home MTs, IMHO.
        That's ridiculous. There will always be MT jobs. - sm
        Except for Indian and Filipino ones. nm - We're becoming outnumbered by the day. NM
        Well let's see; no raises in years and even pay cuts, - me
        Not so bad - LK
        I absolutely agree. I have 4 years' experience, but wouldn't try to enter the field now. nm - deb

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do you need a license to be a MT?

I want to get into MT and I'm getting ready to sign up and take a comprehensive course...but first, am I required to be certified or licensed?

license
Why did they require you to get a license? How would they even know you are self-employed, as long as you pay in your own taxes. Does anyone know anything about why the state and city would require a license and how you find out if they do?

License
I called my accountant. She said that I needed a master license. When I applied for it, it gave me an option to find out if my city required anything. I called the phone number for license and permits and told them what I was doing, and they said I am required to get a city license.

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Sha

These programs are not required...
These extra programs are not necessary. CS grads can get decent jobs without them. Some prefer to have the extra training. The STT program prepares the students to start work with Spheris at an acute care level.

I cannot compare my education to the other schools and I do agree that the other schools may be better for some. For me, I had a medical background which included transcription. I felt that I would be fine without the one-on-one interaction. If I did have problems with the something, I did pick up the phone and called CS. The staff was very friendly and helped anytime I needed it. I am now a grad and am currently trying to decide between four different job offers one week after graduation.

check what is required before u
take the exam. For myself, I did not take any exam at all and had been doing med transcription for more than 3 years now. I did, however, took a course as my background was engineering. If you are just new in this career, most companies will require a formal training. The fact that a lot of MTs are competing for jobs, you would be better off with a formal training (just like any other career). I hope this helps.

You might be required to have a certain version of
Word or to have a certain expander, but as far as the software needed to work the company should provide that and if they don't you should not be working for them. Sometimes companies will provide computer/equipment and they will charge a refundable deposit, but for just software you should not have to pay. SoftScript used to make you buy Start/Stop, not sure if they still do. TranScam is a scam, as others stated and if you sent them money, think of it is contributing to their new boat or vacation home, because it is long gone.

Not true, FAQ says 2 yrs required.nm

A patient's name is almost required in the report

to help with filing the report into the chart. Now whether or not it a copy of that record can be sent out with the patient's name is a different story depending on several factors. For example, all identifying information must be removed by a hospital's tumor registrar before submitting the information to the College of Surgeons who monitor cancer trends and treatments.

Many services are steering away from the name of the patient being in the body of the report as a general safeguard, which is a good thing, but this is not mandated by any law.

How can you sit for the CMT exam without the 2 years' experience required?
.

DeVenture MIGHT offer only hours required, but not
s

PS: If you are not running the required operating system, (sm)
contact me. I can crack anything.

Why Word 2003? Are you required to tx with it specifically??-nm

Continuing education is required to do this job, you must know terms as well as the providers do.

A lot of companies required 1000 to 1200 lines a day. If you are just
starting out you can expect to do about half that unless you have an easy account.