CCHP Credential Maintenance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many continuing education hours must a CCHP recertify with during each 3-year renewal cycle?
- 30 hours
- 45 hours (Correct answer)
- 60 hours
- 90 hours
Correct answer: 45 hours
CCHP recertification requires 45 continuing education hours per 3-year cycle.
Question 2: Which organization administers the CCHP credential?
- American Correctional Association
- National Commission on Correctional Health Care (Correct answer)
- American Nurses Association
- Joint Commission on Accreditation
Correct answer: National Commission on Correctional Health Care
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) administers the CCHP credential.
Question 3: A CCHP who lets their credential lapse must typically complete which of the following to reinstate?
- Retake the full CCHP examination
- Submit a reinstatement application and pay reinstatement fees (Correct answer)
- Complete 100 additional CE hours
- Obtain a new professional license first
Correct answer: Submit a reinstatement application and pay reinstatement fees
Reinstatement of a lapsed CCHP credential generally requires submitting a reinstatement application along with applicable fees.
Question 4: Which of the following CE activities would most likely be accepted for CCHP recertification?
- Attending a general hospital management seminar
- Completing an NCCHC-approved correctional health training course (Correct answer)
- Studying for an unrelated board certification
- Participating in a recreational nursing workshop
Correct answer: Completing an NCCHC-approved correctional health training course
NCCHC-approved training directly related to correctional health care is the most clearly accepted CE activity for CCHP renewal.
Question 5: What is the primary purpose of the credential maintenance program for CCHPs?
- To generate revenue for NCCHC
- To ensure practitioners stay current with correctional health standards and best practices (Correct answer)
- To restrict entry into the correctional health profession
- To satisfy state licensing board requirements
Correct answer: To ensure practitioners stay current with correctional health standards and best practices
Credential maintenance ensures that CCHPs remain current with evolving correctional health care standards and best practices.
Question 6: If a CCHP earns excess CE hours in one renewal cycle, what typically happens to the surplus hours?
- They carry over to the next renewal cycle
- They are forfeited and cannot be applied to future cycles (Correct answer)
- They convert into examination credits
- They can be transferred to colleagues
Correct answer: They are forfeited and cannot be applied to future cycles
Most certification programs, including CCHP, do not allow surplus CE hours to carry over to the next renewal period.
Question 7: A CCHP practitioner takes a leave of absence from correctional health care. Which is the best course of action regarding credential maintenance?
- Automatically suspend the credential until return
- Contact NCCHC to inquire about leave-of-absence policies and CE deferral options (Correct answer)
- Allow the credential to lapse and reapply upon return
- Transfer the credential to a colleague
Correct answer: Contact NCCHC to inquire about leave-of-absence policies and CE deferral options
Reaching out to NCCHC proactively allows the practitioner to understand any available accommodations before the credential lapses.
CCHP Credential Maintenance 2
How many continuing education hours must a CCHP recertify with during each 3-year renewal cycle?