Maintenance Requirements for an Associate-based Credential

Completion of Acceptable CEUs During a Two-Year Period (Cycle)
Individuals with a minimum of one associate-based AHIMA credential must complete 20 CEUs plus an annual self-assessment for each coding credential. Each mandatory annual coding self-assessment is worth 5 CEUs. Eighty percent of all continuing education units must be earned within the HIM Domain. To receive credit, activities must be completed within the assigned cycle period. All cycles begin on January 1 and end on December 31 the following year.

Payment of CEU Assessment Fees
AHIMA members are charged a CEU assessment with annual membership dues. Nonmembers pay a CEU fee at the end of each cycle set previously by the AHIMA Board of Directors.

Validation of CEU Report
Participants must submit their CEU Report Forms to AHIMA by January 31, following the end of the CEU cycle. (It is suggested that participants keep a photocopy of the CEU Report Form.) Participants who are not audited will receive a CEU Validation Certificate to retain as evidence of meeting CEU requirements. Participants selected for audit do not meet requirements until they have complied with the audit procedures. A CEU Validation Certificate will be forwarded to audited participants after documentation has been received and approved.

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