Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) · HSPA CHL Exam Content Outline: Revised August 2025; Updated January 2026. HSPA links this outline for the October 2026 pilot and updated examination launching December 15, 2026. The workbook label 'Certified in Healthcare Leadership' maps to HSPA's official Certified Healthcare Leader credential; the assigned slug is preserved.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL)
• Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) Eligibility Updates & Pilot Exam
• Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) Exam Content Outline
• HSPA Certification Handbook, Revised January 2026
• Recommendations for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
• Sterilizing Practices
• Factors Affecting Quality of Reprocessing
• How are Reusable Medical Devices Reprocessed?
• Reprocessing Single-Use Medical Devices: Information for Health Care Facilities
• What is a Medical Device Recall?
• 29 CFR 1910.1030 — Bloodborne Pathogens
• Personal Protective Equipment — Overview
• Minimum Necessary Requirement
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• What is the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle?
• What is Root Cause Analysis?
• What is a Flowchart?
• What is a Pareto Chart?
• Value Stream Mapping Overview
• Identify and Apply Basic Cost Behavior Patterns
• Compute and Evaluate Overhead Variances
• Explain How Budgets Are Used to Evaluate Goals
• TeamSTEPPS Tool: SBAR
• TeamSTEPPS Tool: Check-Back
• Monitoring and Modifying the Plan: Huddle
• Reviewing the Team's Performance: Debrief
• TeamSTEPPS Tool: Formative Feedback
• TeamSTEPPS Tool: DESC
• 29 CFR 1910.38 — Emergency Action Plans
• Succession Planning