Your CMAC Certification
As a CMAC certified professional, you must meet specified requirements in order to maintain and renew your certification every 5 years. The purpose of certification renewal is to provide evidence that you have continued to expand your professional knowledge and to demonstrate continued competency in your field.
CMAC Certification shows that you are in a prestigious group of administers, managers, directors and leaders that have demonstrated competency by obtaining validation through certification.
Recertification Requirements
The CMAC credential is valid for a five (5) year period. To recertify, fifty (50) hours of continuing education are required.
- Forty (40) of the Fifty (50) hours must be specific to case management, administration, leadership or specific to your field of practice. The remaining ten (10) hours can be general health education related.
- Ten (10) hours can be non-Case Management or leadership in healthcare related.
NOTE: For option #1 below, one (1) continuing education credit (CE) equals one (1) 60-minute hour.
Continuing Education for Recertification
Approved ACM educational programs must be sponsored, presented or approved by one of the ACM accepted approving organizations, and include courses for which the content/subject matter is specific to either (A) health care delivery system case management or (B) related to the practice of healthcare in the certificant’s field of practice.
| OPTION |
ACTIVITY |
HOURS GRANTED |
| 1 |
Participation as a student in an on-site or virtual educational session, provided by one of the following:
- American Case Management Association (ACMA)
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
- State nursing and social work board-approved educational courses
- Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) and the CCMC Pre-Approved Continuing Education (PACE) program
|
As noted by provider |
| 2 |
Participation as a committee member, co-chair, or chair for a full term on an ACMA committee (e.g., ACM or CMAC rewrite committee); subject to chair confirmation of attendance and participation |
10 per year of participation |
| 3 |
Participation as a Board member for a full term on an ACMA Board (e.g., ACMA Board of Directors, National Case Management Board); subject to chair confirmation of attendance and participation |
10 per year of participation |
| 4 |
Obtaining a new ACMA certification by taking and passing a certification exam |
5 per certification |
| 5 |
Instruction of a case management-related course for an accredited academic institution; courses can be counted twice per four-year period |
10 for each academic credit hour |
| 6 |
Participation as a speaker at a case management-related live or virtual conference or presenter of live or virtual session provided by ACMA, ANCC, NASW, ASWB, state nursing or social work boards, or CCMC/PACE |
10 for each session presented |
| 7 |
Participation as a student in an accredited academic institution, not to exceed 40 hours in a four-year period. Credit is only provided for passing classes in an academic program that are related to case management, leadership, nursing, social work, and support activities and are subject to review. |
10 for each academic credit hour |
NOTE: All ACMA-issued continuing education can automatically be applied to the CMAC recertification requirements. Along with your continuing education credits, you will be required to complete a recertification application and submit this with payment of $175.00.
Maintain and Recertify Your CMAC Certification Online
CMAC certified professionals can maintain and recertify their certification through their CMAC Certification Portal by simply logging in and selecting the “Recertification” tab. Continuing education information and documents can either be added manually, or if earned through ACMA-sponsored opportunities, they can be imported quickly and easily.
Access Recertification Portal
Recertification Help Guide
Prior to the expiration of your credential, be sure to log into your portal to ensure all information is up-to-date and that continuing education information provided meets the requirements of renewal. You will be required to sign an attestation and submit payment information online prior to submitting your recertification for approval. Certificants who fail to meet the recertification requirements by their certification expiration date may be subject to an additional fee of $200.00 to reinstate their credential.