Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Administrator
Beginning on January 1, 2018, the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center discontinued offering this certification by examination. Recertification of this credential will still be available using the Hospice and Palliative Accrual for Recertification (HPAR) process, as listed below.
The Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Administrator (CHPCA®) credential was designed for experienced hospice and palliative health care administrators. Initial applicants had the equivalent of two years of full-time administrative work in a hospice or palliative setting in the three years leading up to their initial certification.
Fees
CHPCA® Certification Renewal: $430 ($310 for HPNA members)
Hospice and Palliative Accrual for Recertification
HPCC offers one option for CHPCA® recertification, by using a process known as the Hospice and Palliative Accrual for Recertification (HPAR). The HPAR process requires fulfilling practice hour requirements and the accumulation of 100 points of professional development activities over the preceding four years. Points can be accrued through continuing education, academic education, professional publications, professional presentations, precepting students, orienting staff, and volunteer service in professional organizations. Each area varies as to how the points are calculated and how many of the total points can be obtained by that method. More details and instructions are in the HPAR packet for CHPCA®.
The packet is updated yearly. Be sure that you are using the current HPAR packet for CHPCA® (dated in the bottom left corner) which corresponds to the year that your recertification is due. The packet contains the instructions, test content outline, application, category logs, and summary log, with fee structure and deadlines. If you have any questions please contact the national office at 412-787-1057 or via email at
hpcc@gohpcc.org.
Click here for the CHPCA® HPAR packet
PowerPoint Instructions for HPAR
Download the CHPCA® HPAR FAQs
Click here to view a brief informational slideshow on HPAR