Become Certified in
Healthcare Compliance^®

The CCB Certification Program
will help you succeed!

Want to Become Certified in Health Care Compliance^®?

Be recognized for your experience and knowledge in health care compliance!

Step 1 QUALIFY
CHC® candidates must meet two eligibility requirements before sitting for the exam: Work Experience and Continuing Education.

• Work Experience: Candidates must be either an Active or Allied Compliance Professional. Candidates can determine eligibility by being able to attest to the fact that their work experience fits into a category below (CCB staff is unable to determine eligibility on your behalf):
  • Active Compliance Professional:
    • Full-time position (minimum of one year in that position)
    • 50% of job duties directly related to health care compliance
    • Duties should include tasks directly related to those reflected on the exam content outline (see the handbook)
  • Allied Compliance Professional:
    • 1,500 consecutive hours of work experience in a health care compliance–related position
    • Duties should include tasks directly related to the exam content outline (see the handbook)
    • Allied Professionals include but are not limited to: Attorneys, Nurses, Auditors, Coders, HIM Professionals, etc.
• Student Option: Students who complete a certificate program from a CCB-accredited university are exempt from the work experience requirement and qualify for the certification exam upon completion of the course.
• Continuing Education: Candidates must obtain 20 CCB Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in the 12 months prior to sitting for the exam, of which a minimum of 50% must come from “live” trainings

Step 2 PREPARE
How can you prepare for the CHC^® exam? HCCA faculty suggest the following:

• Review the CHC^® Candidate Handbook, focusing on the detailed content outline
• Read resource materials in areas for which you need more understanding. Some suggested reading includes Compliance 101, Monitoring & Auditing Practices for Effective Compliance, or sections of The Health Care Compliance Professional’s Manual. (All available for purchase, but note that attendees of HCCA Academies will receive the Professional's Manual free at the academy.)
• Take the CHC^® practice exam 
• Attend an HCCA Academy: designed to complement your work experience and help you do well on the exam, this week-long conference fulfills the 20 CCB CEUs requirement, reviews the basics of healthcare compliance, and offers the CHC^® exam on-site
• Review the Federal Sentencing Guidelines 

Step 3 TEST
Candidates who have met the eligibility requirements may schedule their exam. The CHC® exam is offered on-site at many HCCA conferences (applications available on event page), as well as at local H&R Block locations (application in CHC Handbook).

For more information on scheduling an exam click here.
Click here to see the testing center locations.

Step 4 MAINTAIN
Once certification is obtained, you are eligible to use your credentials for a two-year certification period, starting from when you pass the exam. At the end of the two-year certification period, you must submit the information below to maintain your certification. Failure to submit the appropriate documentation prior to your certification period expiration date will result in a lapse in your certification and your only option will be to retest:

1. Submit the Renewal Application either by faxing or mailing the PDF form or submiting the web form.
2. Presenting 40 CCB approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
3. Renewal Fee ($100/members and $200/non‑members) Suggested methods for earning the required 40 CCB approved Continuing Education Units Include:

• Attend one of many educational HCCA events ranging from one to four days—earn CEUs and network with your peers
• Publication review: CEUs are available for quizzes based on comprehension of  Compliance Today and The Report on Medicare Compliance, as well as quizzes based on select HCCA books (please note: a maximum of 50% of your CEUs may come from these sources)
• Attend a CCB-accredited event click here for a roster of approved accredited events
• Submit non-HCCA events for accreditation consideration, use the Individual Accreditation Application to submit non-HCCA events (The Individual Accreditation Application was updated on Dec 1, 2011. Please be sure to use the most up-to-date copy.
• Submit presentations or published articles

QUESTIONS?
Contact Certification Coordinator, at ccb@hcca-info.org or 888-580-8373

HCCA Compliance Certification Examination is available in all 50 U.S. States.

PDF documents are viewable with a free Acrobat Reader from Adobe

Certified In Healthcare Compliance - CHC^® (Adobe PDF File)
CHC^® Candidate Handbook (Adobe PDF File)
CCB Program Accreditation Application (Adobe PDF File)
CCB Program Accreditation Guidelines (Adobe PDF File)
Job Analysis of the CHC^® Professional (Adobe PDF File)