CHC© Renewal
Attaining certification is an indication of mastery of a well-defined
body of knowledge at a point in time. Periodic renewal of the
certification is required to maintain certified status. Initial
certification or renewal of certification is valid for two years.
Certificants may renew their certification through one of two
routes:
- Re-examination with appropriate fee and 20 CEUs when eligibility
requirements are satisfied OR
- Submission of the CHC© Renewal
application (web form) or CHC© Renewal Application
(Adobe PDF File) documenting 40 Compliance Certification Board (CCB)
continuing education credits for the two-year period and payment of the
renewal fee.
Certification through the HCCA is obtained through our certification
testing process. Once certification is obtained, you are eligible
to use your credentials for a 2 year certification period, starting from
when you pass the exam. At the end of the 2 year certification
period, the certification may be maintained by submitting the following
information:
- Renewal Application (see links above)
- Presenting 40 CCB approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- Renewal Fee ($100.00/members and $200.00/non-members)
You will receive numerous reminders of this renewal deadline from our
certification staff as courtesy; however, failure to receive reminders
does not constitute a right to petition when renewal procedures are not
followed. It is ultimately your responsibility to keep track of
your renewal date and submit the appropriate renewal papers prior to
your expiration regardless of notification from the certification
board. If all required information is received, the certification
is valid for another 2 year certification period. If the required
information is not received, re-testing is the only option for again
obtaining the credential.
Please note: Membership and
Certification are not related. Paying your membership dues in no
way fulfills certification requirements.
If a candidate intends to maintain credentials, but will not meet the
expiration deadline, we will allow a 10-day grace period. If a candidate
anticipates not meeting the 10-day deadline, we will extend the grace
period if requested in writing before original expiration date. The
candidate will be required to pay a $50 late fee for every 30 days after
expiration up to 60 days. Beyond 60 days after expiration the candidate
will be required to make application and pass the current version of the
examination. See RE-EXAMINATION
Re-examination: Candidates who wish to maintain
certification through examination must make application and pass the
current version of the examination. Individuals maintaining
certification through examination are required to pay an examination fee
in addition to regular renewal fees ($250.00 for members, $350.00 for
non-members) in addition to regular renewal fees ($100 for
members, $200 for non-members).
TO OBTAIN CEUs
There are various ways you may obtain credits. In
general:
CCB credits are accumulated by participating in CCB accredited
seminars, workshops and conferences, writing for a publication, and/or
serving as an instructor or facilitator of compliance related
education.
If you use Continuing Education Units from events not accredited by
us, you may apply independently for credits. Individuals seeking
accreditation for a program which did not have CCB credits awarded may
submit an Individual Accreditation
Application.
Eligibility to sit for the Certified in Healthcare Compliance
(CHC©) examination required the candidate to obtain a
minimum of 20 Continuing Education Credits (CEU). CEUs must be relevant
to the content outline and approved by the CCB. There is no requirement
that they come from the HCCA. Once CHC© status is
obtained the certificant is eligible for recertification every two
years. Recertification required submission of the recertification fee
and demonstration that the certificant obtained at least 40 CEU credits
in the two year period prior to recertification. All CEU credits
submitted to sit for the CHC examination or for recertification must be
approved by the Compliance Certification Board (CCB).
The CEU credits can be obtained in a number of ways including
publication reviews. CEU credits for publication review will only be
awarded for publication approved by the CCB to receive such credits. The
use of publication reviews for CEU credits will be limited to 50% of the
required CEUs. Eligibility to sit for the CHC examination requires 20
CEUs, of which, no more than 10 may be from publication review.
CHC© recertification requires 40 CEUs over two
years, of which, no more than 20 can be from publication review.
Accepted Publications:
-
Compliance Today Quiz = 1 CUE (Past quiz forms can
be found here)
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Medicaid Compliance
News = 1 CEU per issue
(redeemed by indicating issues read on application click here)
-
Report on Medicare Compliance = 1 CEU per issue
(redeemed by indicating issues read on application click here)
-
Healthcare Compliance Professionals Manual Quiz = 12 CEUs
(quiz available upon request)
-
Compliance 101 Quiz = 2 CEUs (quiz available upon
request)
-
Monitoring & Auditing Practices for Effective Compliance = 2
CEUs (quiz available upon request)
-
Publishing an article=2 CEUs (submit copy of published article
with an individual accreditation application)
fax quizzes to CCB at 952-988-0146
Or mail to the address below:
Certification Coordinator
Health Care Compliance Association
6500 Barrie Road, Suite 250
Minneapolis, MN 55435
CHC© Renewal
application (web form)
CHC© Renewal
Application (Adobe PDF File)
CCB Accredited Continuing
Education Activities (sorted by
sponsor)
Individual Accreditation
Application (Adobe PDF File)
CHC© Certificants Roster
(Adobe PDF File)
CHC© Renewal Frequently Asked
Questions
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