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INFORMATION REGARDING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND OPTIONS
There are currently three options for graduates to pursue certification as a certified case
manager, that we have knowledge of. Below are listed the three certifying bodies. Canyon College
does not recommend one avenue of certification over another. The choice to pursue certification
is an individual choice, and the selection of a certifying agency is a personal choice, as well.
This information is provided as a means to inform only. Graduates must contact any or all of
the certifying organizations below on their own. Canyon College does not assist in making any
types of contacts.
The American Academy of Case Management - this certifying agency is a division of the American
Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc. They provide a process for a Case Management "Fellowship" program.
The Case Management Certificate Program offered at Canyon College has been approved by the Academy for
graduates to apply for Fellowship status in the Academy. Please contact the American Academy of Case
Management, for more information.
Contact Information:
The American Academy of Case Management
2400 Niles-Cortland Rd. S.E. Suite # 3
Warren, Ohio 44484
Phone: 330-652-7776
Fax: 330-652-7575
Website: www.aihcp.org
American Nurses Credentialing Center - is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association.
They offer a certification process in Case Management. Certification is by examination and is
offered at many sites across the country. Please contact them directly for more information
regarding their process for certification in case management.
Contact Information:
American Nurses Credentialing Center
600 Maryland Avenue SW
Suite 100 West
Washington DC 20024-2571
Phone: 202-651-7000
Phone: 800-284-2378
Fax: 202-651-7004
Commission for Case Manager Certification - this organization provides for a process of
certification for case managers. Certification is by examination. They are located in Illinois.
Please contact the Commission directly to obtain information regarding their certification
process and eligibility requirements.
Contact Information:
Commission for Case Manager Certification
1835 Rohlwing Road
Suite D
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Phone: 847-818-0292
CEU's for CCM RECERTIFICATION: Graduates who are certified as Case Managers by
the "Commission for Case Manager Certification" may submit transcripts of this course in order
to obtain continuing education contact hours. The commission states; "participants the class
can submit their continuing education attendance verification form or if it is a college course,
their course syllabus or original transcript in order to obtain continuing education contact
hours. Participants can submit their information with a post attendance application (refer to
their Criteria For Certification Renewal and Continuing Education booklet they received at their
time of certification) and receive their credit." (Commission for Case Manager Certification,
Rolling Meadows, IL, March 24, 2000).
APPROVED CONTACT HOURS/CEU'S - The certificate program in Case Management has been
approved for 150 contact hours of continuing education by the American Institute of Healthcare
Professionals, Inc., through its division, "The Center for Continuing Professional Education."
Graduates of our certificate program can contact the American Institute of Healthcare
Professionals, Inc, (AIHCP) and receive a formal certificate detailing achievement of contact
hours.
The AIHCP is a professional organization dedicated to the growth and support of quality health care practice. Its
division, the Center for Continuing Professional Education reviews and approves continuing education programs
in healthcare, according to standards and criteria for quality healthcare education programs that offer a significant
contribution to participants.
Contact information:
The American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc.
2400 Niles-Cortland Road S.E. Suite # 3
Warren, Ohio 44484
Phone: 330-652-7776
Fax: 330-652-7575
www.aihcp.org
The case management continuing education course allows for credits
for case managers who are already certified with the commission for case manager certification.
These usually certified case managers such as health care professionals working in the health care
industry and seeking courses or programs for recertification in case management. These individuals
may be nurses, either licensed or registered nurses, RN, a physician, or physicians assistant,
medical doctors, MD, physical therapist, respiratory therapist, or other health care therapist.
The studies in these case management courses offers studies for certification or recertification
courses in case management.