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# Is there an official PRP certification in the United States?

- [Oscar Tellez](https://regenmedacademy.com/oscar-tellez/)
- October 26, 2026

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*Written by [Oscar Tellez](https://regenmedacademy.com/oscar-tellez/), founder of Regen Med Academy. Oscar is not a clinician. This post is education for licensed providers and is not medical advice. Last updated October 26, 2026.*

No, there is no official PRP certification in the United States. No government body issues one, and no medical board issues one either. The right to inject platelet-rich plasma (PRP) comes from your state license and from the board that gave it to you. A course can hand you a certificate that says you trained, and this post explains what that paper is, what it is not, and what to check instead.

## Who would issue an official PRP certification if one existed?

Let’s start with a plain question. If an official PRP certification were real, who would hand it out? It could only come from three places, and you can check each one yourself.

The first place is your state. For its own surveys, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sorts work credentials into two kinds. Its [page on certifications and licenses](https://www.bls.gov/cps/certifications-and-licenses-faqs.htm) says a license is a “Credential awarded by a governmental licensing agency,” and that it “Conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation.”

The same page calls a certification a “Credential awarded by a non-governmental certification body.” It adds that a certification “Does not convey a legal authority to work in an occupation.” So even a real certification would not be the thing that lets you practice. The license does that job.

In medicine, the license comes from a state board. The Federation of State Medical Boards, or FSMB, says, “[One of the most important functions of the nation’s state medical boards is issuing licenses to physicians](https://www.fsmb.org/u.s.-medical-regulatory-trends-and-actions/guide-to-medical-regulation-in-the-united-states/about-physician-licensure/).”

The same page says, “Physicians in the United States are not licensed based upon their specialty or practice focus.” In plain words, the license a physician holds is a license to practice medicine. It is not tied to PRP or to any other single procedure.

The second place is a specialty board, and we get to those further down. The third place is FDA, which reviews products and is clear about where that job stops. Its consumer page says, “[The FDA does not ‘approve’ health care providers, including physician offices or laboratories](https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/it-really-fda-approved).”

So where does a PRP certificate come from? It comes from the course that printed it.

## What gives me the right to inject PRP?

Any right you have to inject comes from your state license, and your board decides how far the license goes. A course cannot add to it.

Federal law points the same way. FDA lists PRP systems as a “[platelet and plasma separator for bone graft handling](https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfPCD/classification.cfm?ID=ORG).” The devices that prepare PRP are FDA cleared for use with bone graft material. Injecting PRP into joints, tendons, ligaments, skin or scalp is an off-label use.

Does federal law ask for a certificate before a provider uses a device off-label? Look at [section 396 of Title 21 of the U.S. Code](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/396). It reads, “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or interfere with the authority of a health care practitioner to prescribe or administer any legally marketed device to a patient for any condition or disease within a legitimate health care practitioner-patient relationship.”

Notice the word authority. That section does not name a certificate, and it does not hand you the authority to practice. That comes from your state, so it all goes back to your license and your board.

What you may perform is set by your own state license and board. A Certificate of Completion does not extend it.

State law in this field changes, sometimes more than once a year. Our reading of each state, with its sources and the date we checked, is on the [rules by state page](https://regenmedacademy.com/regenerative-medicine-laws-by-state/). It is a starting point, not legal advice.

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## What does a training certificate document?

A training certificate documents one thing, which is that you took a training. It names you, the course, the company and the date. That is useful to have on file, and it is the whole of what the paper says.

Think about what the paper cannot know. It cannot know how many times you held the syringe. It cannot know whether you had a patient in front of you or watched from the back of a room. It cannot know what your state allows for your license.

Providers describe this gap to us. They have already trained somewhere else, and they still do not feel confident with their own patients. They tell us a weekend was not enough, and that there was nobody to call after it ended.

So who reads a certificate? A malpractice carrier, an employer or a board may each ask about your training at some point. Each of them decides for itself what proof it wants. Ask them directly, and get the answer in writing.

Keep your own records next to the paper. Write down what the course covered, who taught it, what license that person holds, and what you did with your own hands. Those notes say more about your training than the paper does.

## What do PRP certification programs in the United States give you?

When a course page says you will be “PRP certified,” ask one question first. Certified by whom? There are only a few possible answers, and each one means something different.

If the answer is the name of the course, then the course is certifying its own students. What you receive is a certificate from a training company. The course may be a good one, and the paper is still a record that you attended.

If the answer is a government agency, ask which agency, and ask to see that in writing. There is no government-issued PRP certification that grants the right to inject.

If the answer is CME, that is a third thing. CME is continuing education credit for physicians. The group behind the system describes its job this way: “[The ACCME accredits organizations that provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ACCME does not accredit individual educational activities](https://accme.org/about-accreditation/).”

So credit tells you an accredited organization stands behind the hours. It is not a PRP certification, and it does not change your scope.

Here are four questions to put to any program that uses the word.

- Who issues the certificate, and is that body separate from the company selling the course?
- What do I have to do to earn it: attend, pass a test, or perform the procedure under supervision?
- Does the course say in writing that the certificate allows me to inject?
- Does the course tell me to confirm my scope with my own board before I pay?

The third question matters most. If a course tells you its paper allows you to inject, the course is wrong. Weigh its other statements with that in mind.

## Is “board-certified in regenerative medicine” a real credential?

No. Nobody is “board-certified in regenerative medicine,” because no member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties exists for it. The American Board of Medical Specialties, or ABMS, is the group whose member boards certify physicians in their specialties.

ABMS publishes [the specialty and subspecialty certificates of its 24 Member Boards](https://www.abms.org/member-boards/specialty-subspecialty-certificates/). We read that list on October 5, 2026. Nothing on it is named for regenerative medicine or for PRP.

Osteopathic physicians have a second route to board certification, through the American Osteopathic Association. We read its [list of specialties and subspecialties](https://certification.osteopathic.org/specialties-and-subspecialties/) on the same day, and nothing there is named for this field either.

What about a board you have never heard of? ABMS says, “[There are a number of non-ABMS and self-designated medical boards in the United States](https://www.abms.org/faq/boards-outside-of-abms/).” It also says, “Unless the board is recognized by ABMS, we do not have information about its particular requirements for certification and cannot provide certification verification.”

So when someone tells you they are board certified in this field, ask which board they mean. Then ask whether it is an ABMS member board or a board of the American Osteopathic Association. We could not find one that is.

Real board certification still counts for what it is. A physician who offers PRP may be board certified in orthopaedic surgery, in family medicine or in another listed specialty. That credential covers the specialty, and it is not a certification in PRP.

## How do I become certified in PRP, then?

You cannot become certified in any official sense, because there is no official body to certify you. What you can do is get trained, and get your practice ready. That takes five steps, in this order.

1. Ask your board whether the procedure fits your license in your state, and keep the answer.
1. Read the clearance for the PRP system you plan to use, so you know what the device is cleared for.
1. Train with your own hands on a consenting patient, with a practicing clinician beside you.
1. Call your malpractice carrier, describe the procedure, and ask for the answer in writing.
1. Begin slowly, and keep the name of a clinician you can call with questions.

It is your responsibility to confirm the modality is legal in your state for your license. Do that before you book any course, ours included.

For step two, our post on [the FDA status of PRP](https://regenmedacademy.com/is-prp-fda-approved/) shows how to find the clearance for the system you own. For the rest of the list, see [what you need to offer PRP injections](https://regenmedacademy.com/what-you-need-to-offer-prp-injections/).

## What is the best PRP certification course for doctors?

There is no best certificate, because every course certificate is the same kind of paper. So the useful question is which training fits your practice, and the paper has no part in that answer.

What should you check instead of a certificate? Check the things the paper cannot show.

- Who teaches, what license that person holds, and whether they do this procedure in their own practice.
- Whether you will perform the procedure yourself on a consenting patient, or only watch.
- Whether the course says out loud that injecting PRP is an off-label use.
- Whether a product is attached to the training, and whether you can bring the system you already own.
- Whether there is a clinician you can call a month later.
- Whether the course states plainly that its certificate is not a license.

Those six checks are the short version. Our post on [which PRP training program is right for your practice](https://regenmedacademy.com/which-prp-training-program-is-right-for-my-practice/) has the full list of questions, with the reasons behind each one.

## Can I get a PRP certification online?

You can get a certificate online, and it is the same kind of paper. It says you finished the lessons. It does not say that anyone watched you draw blood, prepare the PRP or place a needle.

That does not make online learning a bad idea. The science, the device rules, the consent steps and the order of the procedure can all be taught on a screen. We send our own theory online before the hands-on day, so the day itself is not a lecture.

The hands are a different matter. Let’s say two providers hold the same online certificate. One has never done the procedure, and the other has done it under supervision with a clinician correcting each step. The paper cannot tell you which one is which.

We also have a free online course on the FDA legal foundations of this field. It takes about 45 minutes, it is self-paced, and it has five lessons. Finishing it does not certify you in anything.

## Can I tell patients I am PRP certified?

Be careful with that word. A patient who reads the word certified may think that somebody official tested you. If nobody official did, then the word says more than is true.

The Federal Trade Commission puts the rule in seven words: “[Advertising must be truthful and not misleading](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/health-products-compliance-guidance).” The same guidance says a marketer is responsible for claims that are “suggested or reasonably implied.” That guidance was written about health products. We think the same care belongs in how you describe your own training.

Your state board may have its own rules on how a licensee advertises training and credentials. We cannot answer that for you. Take the wording to your board and to your own attorney before it goes on your website.

So what can you say? You can say what happened. You completed hands-on PRP training, with a named company, in a named year. That sentence is true, and a patient can check it.

## What does Regen Med Academy give you, and what is it not?

We certify no one, and we want that to be plain before you call us. At the end of training you receive a Certificate of Completion. It says you trained with us.

It is not a license, and it is not a board certification. It is not a credential, and it does not extend your scope of practice. We do not offer CME, credit hours or accreditation of any kind.

The paper is the smallest part of what you leave with. You also take home your course materials and slide decks, and sample consent forms. Those forms are teaching templates, so your own attorney should review any form before you use it with a patient.

You get a written practice roadmap after we review your practice. You keep ongoing access to our clinicians. The training itself is private and hands-on with a consenting patient, under supervision. Every licensed person in the room performs, within their own scope.

I also tell providers what a course cannot do. This is how I say it: “We want to avoid saying that you’re going to come to our one day training and you’re going to learn everything from A to Z. We know that that is impossible.” A certificate does not change that, whether it comes from us or from anyone else.

If you want to see what the training covers, start with the [Introduction to PRP for Musculoskeletal Injuries](https://regenmedacademy.com/introduction-to-platelet-rich-plasma-prp-therapy-for-musculoskeletal-injuries/) course page.

## What does a U.S. training certificate mean if I practice in another country?

We are U.S. based and our reach is worldwide, so this question deserves a plain answer. The answer has three parts.

First, a certificate from a U.S. training company is not a U.S. credential. It shows that you trained with an education company in the United States. It is not a U.S. license, and no U.S. board issued it.

Second, it is not a step toward a U.S. license. That path is a separate one. FSMB says of graduates of medical schools outside the country, “Before entering into a residency training program in the United States, they must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).” A course certificate has no part in that process.

Third, what the paper means at home is decided at home. The body that licenses you in your own country decides what you may perform there and what proof of training it accepts. Ask that body before you travel, in the same way a U.S. provider asks a state board.

There is one more question to settle before a date is set. What a provider licensed outside the United States may do with a patient during training inside a U.S. state is a matter of that state’s law. The answer does not come from us, so get it confirmed before you book, and raise it in your first call.

## Frequently asked questions

### Will my malpractice carrier accept a training certificate?

Only your carrier can answer that. You are responsible for your own coverage. Call your carrier before you offer the procedure, describe what you plan to do, and ask what proof of training it wants in writing. Talk to us and we will help you work out what to ask your carrier.

### Does CME credit turn a course into a certification?

No. Credit shows that an accredited organization stands behind the education, and some physicians need those hours to renew a license. It does not certify you in PRP, and it does not change your scope. Regen Med Academy does not offer CME, so if you need credit this year, take a credit course for it.

### What if a hospital or an employer asks for proof of PRP training?

That decision belongs to the facility, so ask the person who handles it what proof they accept, and ask before you train. A Certificate of Completion and your own training records are what you can hand over, and the facility decides what it does with them.

### Does a certificate from a company that sells a PRP system count for more?

No. It is a training certificate like any other, and it says you learned that company’s system. That can be useful, as long as you know a product is attached. Whatever it says, read the clearance for the exact system you own, because the clearance is the document that came from FDA.

### Can my staff inject under my certificate?

No, because a certificate belongs to the person who trained, and it gives nobody a right to inject, including you. Each person on your team answers to their own license and their own board. In our training, every licensed person in the room performs, within their own scope. Staff without a license do not inject.

### How should I list a training certificate on my CV or my website?

List it as training you completed, with the name of the company and the year. Do not list it under licenses or board certifications, because it is neither one. If you write about it for patients, say what you did, and have your own attorney read the wording first.

## Key takeaways

- There is no official PRP certification in the United States. No government body and no medical board issues one.
- The right to inject comes from your state license and your board, and no certificate adds to it.
- A training certificate documents that you trained. It cannot show what you did with your own hands.
- When a course says certified, ask who is doing the certifying, and whether that body is separate from the course.
- Nobody holds board certification in this field from an ABMS member board, because no such board exists.
- The devices that prepare PRP are FDA cleared for use with bone graft material, and injecting PRP is an off-label use.
- Regen Med Academy gives a Certificate of Completion. It is not a license, a board certification or a credential, and it carries no CME.

## RMA disclosure

Regenerative Medicine Academy (RMA) is an education company. We train licensed providers in some of the techniques this post covers. This post is education only. It is not medical, legal, business, tax or financial advice.

It is your responsibility to confirm the modality is legal in your state for your license. Do that before you book. The authority on your own scope is your licensing board, not us.

## Your next step

Before you compare certificates, ask your own board one question: does this procedure fit my license in this state? Then see how our [private PRP training](https://regenmedacademy.com/prp-training/) is set up, and [request a date now](https://regenmedacademy.com/contact/) when you are ready. A person reads it and calls you back within one business day. If you would like to begin with the rules, [get the free FDA course](https://regenmedacademy.com/fda-legal-foundations-of-regenerative-medicine/).

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