Retirement Designation (CDMS-R)
Retirement Designation (CDMS-R)
When you earned your CDMS®, you joined the best of the best.
Stay in the game as long as you can—on your own terms.
The Commission's CDMS-R™ retirement credential allows a non-practicing CDMS to remain flexible about their future. CDMS-R permits retired certificants to regain full CDMS status without re-taking the exam. If your retirement status changes and you wish to regain the use of your CDMS certification, you would simply need to meet the renewal criteria and pay the renewal fee at the time of reinstatement.
Choosing the CDMS-R leaves the door open to reactivate your CDMS in case you want to return to the workforce within your renewal period (5 years from the expiration date). For example, if you return to full-time work, part-time work, volunteering, mentoring, or consulting, you would have the option to renew without re-taking the exam.
- A CDMS may go into retirement status up to nine months after the expiration date on their certificate. If a CDMS has an expired certification and chooses to gain retirement status in that nine-month timeframe, the CDMS certification start date will begin on the date of payment.
- If you have an active CDMS certification and choose to retire your credential, the CDMS-R start date will begin the day after your current certification expires.
- If you are providing consulting or other services using your CDMS certification, you should NOT select the retirement designation, but should continue to maintain the CDMS certification.
Retirement Reinstatement
If an individual’s retirement status changes and he or she wishes to regain use of the CDMS, he or she would need to meet the criteria in effect at the time of renewal, including earning all continuing education credits and ethics requirements, in addition to paying the renewal fee at the time of reinstatement. If an individual would like to reinstate by re-examination, please contact The Commission as all requirements noted on the renewal guide must be met.
If your reinstatement month falls between April - July, the start date is the date of reinstatement, and the end date is September 30th. If your reinstatement month falls between August - November, the start date is the date of reinstatement, and the end date is December 31st. If your reinstatement month falls between December - March, the start date is the date of reinstatement, and the end date is March 31st.