Certifications Maintenance

Basic Requirements for Maintenance

HFMA members who have earned either the Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP) or Fellow of HFMA (FHFMA) designation must maintain their certification by meeting two basic requirements:

• Remain an active HFMA member in good standing
• Complete 90 contact hours in eligible education programs every three years (a contact hour is 50 minutes of continuous programming, excluding meals, breaks, or social activities). In addition:
  • At least half (45) of these contact hours must be in healthcare finance-related topics
  • At least 20 contact hours must be completed in each of the three years

Reporting Your Education Activities

You must show evidence of maintaining your CHFP or FHFMA designation every three years. Your three-year reporting period ends on May 31 of the "Good thru" year shown in your member record and begins on June 1 three years prior to your "Good thru" year.

Failure to meet the maintenance requirements by May 31 of the "Good thru" year will result in removal of your designation on September 1 of the "Good thru" year. The designation must then be re-earned by successfully completing the required certification exams and meeting the other requirements for certification. Please note that failure to renew your HFMA membership can also lead to removal of your designation.

It is your responsibility to self-report your education activities using the online reporting tool. The only activities that do not need to be self-reported are activities sponsored by HFMA National for which you have received CPE credit.

Download a list of eligible activities.