Eligibility

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
Applicants must meet one of the following eligibility
requirements:

      • Successfully complete the academic requirements,
        at the associate’s degree level, of a health information
        management (HIM) program accredited by the
        Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics
        and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)*
    

     • Graduate from an HIM program approved by a
        foreign association with which AHIMA has a
        reciprocity agreement**

* Students interested in obtaining a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Certificate of Completion, or Transfer of Credits information, must contact
the CAHIIM-accredited program in which they wish to enroll regarding their institutional policies. Please visit the program directory Web site
at cahiim.org/directory to access the list of CAHIIM accredited programs.

**AHIMA and the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) 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.

CAHIIM: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education

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