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Eligibility Requirements for RHIA Certification
Eligibility
Registered Health Information
Administrator (RHIA)
Candidates must meet one of the following eligibility requirements
for the RHIA examination:
A. Successfully complete the academic requirements,
at the baccalaureate level, of a health
information management (HIM) program
accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Health Informatics and
Information Management Education
(CAHIIM); OR
B. Earn a certificate from an accredited HIM
program and have a baccalaureate degree
from an accredited college or university; OR
C. Have graduated from a health information management program approved by a foreign association with which there is an agreement of reciprocity.*
- CAHIIM: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
* AHIMA and the Canadian Health Record Association shall permit a graduate of a program in HIM at the associate or baccalaureate degree level to apply to write the appropriate certification examination consistent with the academic level achieved and given independently by the two associations. The graduate must meet the educational competencies for certification as a technician or administrator established by the association to which the application is made.
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