HMCC Practice Test

The HMCC is a Meeting Professionals International certificate for healthcare meeting compliance stakeholders, and MPI lists no prerequisites. This page gives you free practice sets on ethics, fraud and abuse, privacy, financial reporting and meeting planning, three worked questions, a study plan, and the key MPI facts on dates, fees and renewal.

HMCC Exam at a Glance

What changed for HMCC in 2026

• Oct 27, 2026: Next exam date changed to November 12, 2026, 9:00am CT (previously Next live-online class: November 12, 2026, 9:00am CT).^[1]
• Oct 27, 2026: Next exam date (HMCC Refresh) changed to November 16, 2026 (previously Next HMCC Refresh: November 16, 2026).^[1]
• Oct 27, 2026: Eligibility changed to Healthcare meeting compliance stakeholders; no listed prerequisites (previously Medical meeting professionals and their partners; no listed prerequisites).^[1]

What the HMCC is and how it works

According to Meeting Professionals International, “This intensive, four-hour program provides healthcare meeting compliance stakeholders with the knowledge and experience they need to successfully navigate the increasingly complex pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device regulatory environment.”^[1]

The Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate is offered by Meeting Professionals International (MPI). It is aimed at people who plan, approve or oversee healthcare meetings and need to work within the rules that apply to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies. MPI lists no prerequisites.

It is run as an intensive four-hour program, delivered live-online. The session listed for November 12, 2026 starts at 9:00am CT, and MPI credits it as 6 clock hours. The fee is $525 for MPI members and $725 for non-members.

The certificate is valid for 2 years. To keep it, MPI requires current holders to attend a refresh webinar at the two-year anniversary of their class date. A refresh session is listed for November 16, 2026.

MPI's page does not list a passing score, a question count or a retake policy, and we do not want to guess at them. Rules and company policies on healthcare meetings can also differ between organizations and jurisdictions. Before you register, check the current dates, fees and terms on the official MPI program page, since schedules change.

Our practice questions are written by us with AI tools. They are not real exam questions, and they are meant to help you rehearse the ideas the program covers.

Worked examples: how to reason through HMCC questions

These are practice questions written for this site, not questions from the real exam. Each explanation shows why the right answer is right and why the others are wrong.

Example 1

Question: After CMS opens Open Payments data for review, how long do covered recipients have to start disputes before publication?

1. 15 days
2. 30 days
3. 45 days
4. 90 days

Answer: C. 45 days

Explanation:

The correct answer is 45 days. After CMS opens Open Payments data for review, covered recipients have a 45-day window to review it and start disputes before the data is published.

The 15 days option is a trap because that figure belongs to a different step: after the review and dispute period, industry gets a 15-day correction period. The 30 days and 90 days options do not match the review window.

The rule to remember: the review and dispute period belongs to the covered recipient and comes first, then the correction period belongs to industry, and then publication follows. When a question asks about timing, work out whose clock it is before you pick a number.

Example 2

Question: A manufacturer hosts a dinner for 4 physicians and 2 of its own sales reps; the total bill is $600. How much should be reported in Open Payments for each physician?

1. $100
2. $150
3. $600
4. $0, because sales reps attended

Answer: A. $100

Explanation:

The correct answer is $100. The $600 bill is split among everyone who ate, which means the 4 physicians and the 2 sales reps. Only the physicians' shares are reported, so each physician is reported at $100.

$150 is wrong because it divides the bill among the 4 physicians only and ignores the 2 sales reps who also ate. $600 is wrong because it reports the whole bill against each physician. $0 is wrong because the presence of sales reps does not remove the physicians' shares, it only lowers them.

The rule to remember: divide a shared meal by everyone who ate, and report only the covered recipients' portions.

Example 3

Question: Courts following the Greber decision hold that a payment can violate the Anti-Kickback Statute if what is true?

1. The primary purpose was to induce referrals
2. One purpose of the payment was to induce referrals
3. The payment exceeded $10,000
4. The recipient actually changed prescribing behavior

Answer: B. One purpose of the payment was to induce referrals

Explanation:

The correct answer is that one purpose of the payment was to induce referrals. Courts that follow Greber apply a one purpose test, so a payment can violate the Anti-Kickback Statute even when it also serves a legitimate purpose.

The primary purpose option is wrong because it sets a higher bar than the courts apply. The $10,000 option is wrong because there is no dollar threshold that decides the question. The option about the recipient changing prescribing behavior is wrong because the focus is on the intent behind the payment, not on whether it worked.

The rule to remember: intent is what counts, and a mixed motive is still a problem if one purpose is to induce referrals.

How to use these practice tests

Start with the official MPI program page so you know the dates, fee and format, then read whatever pre-work or materials MPI provides for your session. That tells you what the program stresses, and you can then use our sets to check how well you recall it.

Take Healthcare Compliance Fundamentals cold to find your weak spots. Then work through the topic sets that match them: Fraud & Abuse Prevention, Financial Transparency & Reporting, Privacy & Data Security and Ethical Practices & Professional Conduct.

Next, move to the meeting-focused sets, Meeting & Event Compliance, Meeting Planning & Risk Management and Speaker Bureau & Educational Programs. Add Healthcare Regulations & Compliance Standards for the rules behind them.

For every miss, read the explanation and write the rule in your own words. Retake the sets you struggled with a few days later, and finish by rereading the official material.

Sources & last verified

1. Meeting Professionals International — time limit, exam fee, validity, renewal (official source). “This intensive, four-hour program provides healthcare meeting compliance stakeholders with the knowledge and experience they need to successfully navigate the increasingly complex pharmaceutical, biotech and…” Verified Oct 27, 2026.

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