HFMA Certification
Certification Information
The Lone Star Chapter has a “schedule when you need it” approach to Certification Testing, so we want to provide some basic information to help you schedule your certification exams:
1. When you are ready to take the Core Exam and/or a Specialty Exam, email the Lone Star Proctor – Bill Richburg, FHFMA – to schedule a date for testing.
2. You must file a completed Examination Application with HFMA National before you may take an exam, but that Application requires the name of the Proctor. So, contact Bill (brichburg@medassets.com) first. If you prefer to call, his direct work number is 972-755-6370.
3. Your application to HFMA National must include the specified Examination Fee for each exam you wish to take.
4. If – on your first attempt - you pass ONLY the Core exam or Specialty exam, or if you choose to take only one exam at a time, you’ll have 24 months to pass the other one.
5. If you fail an exam and need to repeat it, you must submit a new Examination Application and a new Examination Fee to HFMA National, just as you initially pay. (In other words, start with Step 1, above!)
If you have questions, or need more information, please go to this section of the HFMA Web site - http://www.hfma.org/certification/ - or call/email Bill at your convenience. “
For an exam application please visit
https://www.hfma.org/site/certification/exam_application.cfm
(requires login).
Be sure to include the proctor name on your application.
Also, please check out National’s website at www.hfma.org to get familiar with the application requirements.
Have You Entered Your Maintenance Hours?
Did you know that you must self report all continuing education activities to maintain your certification status as a CHFP or FHFMA?
Continuing Education Requirement
The Board of Examiners (BoE) has specified the following maintenance requirements:
90 contact hours total in eligible programs over the three-year reporting period
- Minimum of 20 contact hours per maintenance reporting year (6/1 through 5/31 for the three years prior to the “Good thru” date)
- Minimum of 50% of the total contact hours (45 hours) must be in healthcare finance. The remaining contact hours may be from attending eligible programs and professional activities that contribute to the development of business and or technical skills.
For example, each time you go to a monthly HFMA meeting or another qualified activity, you need to enter the hours, program title, date, etc. in an on-line reporting tool that is available on the National HFMA website. A list of education activities eligible for certification maintenance can also be found there. For the HFMA online education tool and complete instructions, go to…
http://www.hfma.org/certification/certmaintenance/
Please keep a copy of the agenda and/or CPE certificate from each continuing education activity attended, in case you are asked to provide proof of your attendance. Also, sign the CPE sign-in sheet that is usually provided near the registration desk at HFMA Chapter meetings.
Failure to complete the above requirements will result in removal of the certification designation by September 1 of the year the maintenance was required, i.e. your “Good thru” date. Once a designation has been removed, the member must complete the entire certification process again, including re-taking the certification examinations and submitting a conforming CHFP and/or FHFMA application with all appropriate fees, to HFMA National.
Certification Information
The Lone Star Chapter has a “schedule when you need it” approach to Certification Testing, so we want to provide some basic information to help you schedule your certification exams:
1. When you are ready to take the Core Exam and/or a Specialty Exam, email the Lone Star Proctor – Bill Richburg, FHFMA – to schedule a date for testing.
2. You must file a completed Examination Application with HFMA National before you may take an exam, but that Application requires the name of the Proctor. So, contact Bill (brichburg@medassets.com) first. If you prefer to call, his direct work number is 972-755-6370.
3. Your application to HFMA National must include the specified Examination Fee for each exam you wish to take.
4. If – on your first attempt - you pass ONLY the Core exam or Specialty exam, or if you choose to take only one exam at a time, you’ll have 24 months to pass the other one.
5. If you fail an exam and need to repeat it, you must submit a new Examination Application and a new Examination Fee to HFMA National, just as you initially pay. (In other words, start with Step 1, above!)
If you have questions, or need more information, please go to this section of the HFMA Web site - http://www.hfma.org/certification/ - or call/email Bill at your convenience. “
For an exam application please visit
https://www.hfma.org/site/certification/exam_application.cfm
(requires login).
Be sure to include the proctor name on your application.
Also, please check out National’s website at www.hfma.org to get familiar with the application requirements.
Have You Entered Your Maintenance Hours?
Did you know that you must self report all continuing education activities to maintain your certification status as a CHFP or FHFMA?
Continuing Education Requirement
The Board of Examiners (BoE) has specified the following maintenance requirements:
90 contact hours total in eligible programs over the three-year reporting period
- Minimum of 20 contact hours per maintenance reporting year (6/1 through 5/31 for the three years prior to the “Good thru” date)
- Minimum of 50% of the total contact hours (45 hours) must be in healthcare finance. The remaining contact hours may be from attending eligible programs and professional activities that contribute to the development of business and or technical skills.
For example, each time you go to a monthly HFMA meeting or another qualified activity, you need to enter the hours, program title, date, etc. in an on-line reporting tool that is available on the National HFMA website. A list of education activities eligible for certification maintenance can also be found there. For the HFMA online education tool and complete instructions, go to…
http://www.hfma.org/certification/certmaintenance/
Please keep a copy of the agenda and/or CPE certificate from each continuing education activity attended, in case you are asked to provide proof of your attendance. Also, sign the CPE sign-in sheet that is usually provided near the registration desk at HFMA Chapter meetings.
Failure to complete the above requirements will result in removal of the certification designation by September 1 of the year the maintenance was required, i.e. your “Good thru” date. Once a designation has been removed, the member must complete the entire certification process again, including re-taking the certification examinations and submitting a conforming CHFP and/or FHFMA application with all appropriate fees, to HFMA National.
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