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.
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Work Experience: candidates must fit into one of the
two work experience categories:
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Active Compliance Professional: Persons with one year
of full-time compliance experience
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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.)
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Student Option: Students completing a certificate
program at an HCCA‑accredited university are eligible for the exam
upon completion, waiving the work experience requirement
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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:
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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
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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
Candidates who pass the CHC exam can maintain their certification by
obtaining 40 CCB Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in the two‑year
certification period following their test date. Suggested methods for
maintaining your certification include:
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.
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)
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