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In 1998, the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) set out to develop a certification program for health care compliance professionals. After preliminary work by the HCCA Board of Directors and Education Committee, HCCA established the Compliance Certification Board (CCB) in 1999 to complete the process of developing an examination and assume responsibility for managing the certification program.

The independent CCB is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the HCCA Board. The President and Immediate Past President of HCCA are ex-officio members of the CCB Board of Directors. The mission of the CCB is to develop criteria for the determination of competence in the practice of health care compliance at a variety of levels and to recognize individuals meeting these criteria. In pursuit of this mission, CCB utilizes four basic committees: Exam Development, Continuing Education, Admissions, and Ethics. Committee members are appointed by the CCB Board of Directors from among individuals Certified in Healthcare Compliance CHC^©) and leaders in the field.

CHC^© Professional: The CHC^© is a professional with knowledge of relevant regulations and expertise in compliance processes sufficient to assist the health care industry to understand and address legal obligations, and promote organizational integrity through the operation of effective compliance programs.

Overview:
The purpose of certification is to promote health care compliance through the certification of qualified health care compliance professionals by:

1. Recognizing formally those individuals who meet the eligibility requirements of the CCB and pass the Certified in Healthcare Compliance^© (CHC^©) Examination.
2. Encouraging continued personal and professional growth in the practice of health care compliance.
3. Providing a national standard of requisite knowledge required for certification; thereby assisting employers, the public and members of the health professions in the assessment of a health care compliance professional.
   

You work in a high risk and challenging environment that demands a proactive approach. Being certified as a Health Care Compliance Professional will help.

The rigorous standards and professional conduct required by certification will enhance your credibility as a compliance practitioner and that of the programs you develop, implement and maintain. Achieving certification will require a diligent effort by the compliance practitioner.

Certification will:

• Enhance the credibility of the compliance practitioner.
• Enhance the credibility of the compliance programs staffed by these certified professionals.
• Assure that each certified compliance practitioner has the broad knowledge base necessary to perform the compliance function.
• Establish professional standards and status for compliance professionals.
• Facilitate compliance work for compliance practitioners in dealing with other professionals in the industry, such as physicians and attorneys.
• Demonstrate the hard work and dedication necessary to perform the compliance task

CCB Candidates Handbook (Adobe PDF File)
CCB Program Accreditation Guidelines (Adobe PDF File)
CCB Individual Accreditation Application (Adobe PDF File)
CCB  Accredited Continuing Education Activities (sorted by sponsor)