Medical Coding CEU Policy

1. Complete Education
   Complete the required number of CEUs for your credential.
   

   Single Certification (CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®):	36 CEUs every two years
   Double Certification (CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®):	48 CEUs every two years
   Triple Certification (CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®:	60 CEUs every two years
   Each of 14 Specialty Certifications:	16 CEUs every two years
   Maximum requirement cap for more than three AAPC Certifications (CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®, Specialty Certification):	80 CEUs every two years



2. CORE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
   Coders may claim all of their CEUs earned from curriculum A. Curriculum B can comprise no more than 33% (1/3) of the total CEUs earned per year.  Therefore, if one core credential is held 12 of the 36 total CEUs due every two years may be from Curriculum B. 
   
   Education curriculum must be comprised of core educational content. Core competency is something that AAPC credentialed coders do at the core of their day to day practice. PRE-APPROVED core competency CEUs will be granted at 100% for education related to the following subjects:
   

   Member Core Educational Content Curriculum A Coding/Billing CPT® ICD-9-CM (Vol. 1-3) ICD-10 HCPCS Coding & Billing Policy & Procedure Clinical Anatomy Physiology Medical Terminology Pharmacy Pathophysiology Compliance Compliance Auditing Compliance Planning Self Reporting Compliance Training Regulatory Medicare Regulations Medicaid Regulations OIG Work Plan MS Transmittals Teaching Regulations NCDs/LCDs Data/Claims Data Management A/R Management Appeals Revenue Cycle Insurer Payer Contract Negotiations

   Related Core Educational Content Curriculum B Professional Self Improvement Communication skills Managment skills Time management Stress management Employee issues OSHA Workers Compensation Benefits JCAHO



3. Maintain a copy of the CEU certificate for your records. Be sure to use the CEU Tracker to easily keep track of your CEUs.


4. Pay membership every year and send the submit your CEUs online via the CEU Tracker every other year.

   CEUs are reported every two years on or before your membership due date. You must pay your dues every year, even on a year when you are not required to report CEUs. The year that your CEUs are due is based on the month of your membership:

   If your membership is due in the below months: 2 years of CEUs are due on your membership expiration date in 2009.	If your membership is due in the below months: 2 years of CEUs are due on your membership expiration date in 2008.
   January March May July September November	February April June August October December

5. Submit your completed CEU Tracker. Send supporting documents ONLY if you are asked to send them.

   To report your CEUs, access your CEU Tracker and submit it online to AAPC. You will need to submit supporting documents ONLY if you are asked to. Keep your supporting documents for six months as the AAPC may randomly select you for CEU verification.

   If you are selected to submit your supporting CEU documentation please note that all certificates of approval must contain the index number (pre-approved by AAPC), name of sponsoring organization, title of program attended, name of speaker, number of CEUs approved and date of program.

AHIMA CEUs
We offer CEU for CEU credit for all AHIMA audio conferences and workshops. We also honor CEUs from AHIMA for online self assessments. A certificate of attendance or completion is necessary to show participation, one hour of instruction is worth 1 CEU. AHIMA CEUs are accepted from programs sponsored by AHIMA national offices and the state AHIMA branches.

CMS CEUs
We offer one CEU per hour of all CMS sponsored audio conferences and workshops. A certificate of attendance or completion with the CMS logo is necessary to show participation. CMS CEUs are accepted from programs sponsored by CMS national offices and local CMS carriers.