The recertification process for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) ensures that clinical documentation improvement professionals stay abreast of changing government and private-payer regulations, documentation and coding requirements, and important developments in the field of CDI.

Individuals possessing the CCDS must apply for recertification every two years from the date on which they passed the CCDS exam. CCDS certification holders must submit 20 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) relevant to the field of CDI by using the Continuing Education Submission Form. Re-taking the CCDS examination is not necessary. Please review the document CEU Qualifying Activities for examples of acceptable CE activities.

A percentage of participants will be audited to ensure that they have met the CEU requirements. We strongly recommend that participants keep a record of participation in all of their CEU qualifying activities in the event of an audit.

Certification maintenance fees

ACDIS members pay a certification maintenance fee of $100 when submitting their Continuing Education Submission Form. The fee for non-ACDIS members is $200.

Please send your completed form to:

HCPro, Inc.
Attn: Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist Program
P.O. Box 1168
Marblehead, MA 01945

Or fax to 800/738-1553, Attn: Certification Program Manager.

Questions? Call 877/240-6586