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 fit into one of the two work experience categories:
  • Active Compliance Professional: Persons with one year of full-time compliance experience
  • Allied Compliance Professional: Persons with at least 1,500 hours/two years of compliancerelated experience (candidates who fit this category may hold positions such as Coder, Auditor, RN, Consultant, etc.)
• Student Option: Students completing a certificate program at an HCCA‑accredited university are eligible for the exam upon completion, waiving the work experience requirement
• Continuing Education: Candidates must obtain 20 CCB Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in the 12 months prior to sitting for the exam

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 Compliance 101, The Healthcare Compliance Professional’s Manual, and Monitoring & Auditing Practices for Effective Compliance (all available for purchase)
• 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, as well as at local H&R Block 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 Compliance Today, The Report on Medicare Compliance, and Medicaid Compliance News (please note: a maximum of 50% of your CEUs may come from this source)
• Attend a CCB-accredited event click here for a roster of approved accredited events
• Submit non-HCCA events for accreditation consideration
• Submit presentations or published articles

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

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

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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)