Chapter C1 – Article 30. CHA Recertification and Re-entry

Sec. C1.30.100. CHA Recertification Requirements.

A certified community health aide or community health practitioner, applying for recertification shall:

1. meet the requirements of C1.20.100 [CHA general requirements];
2. provide evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has met the continuing education requirements of the Board; chapter C-3 [CHA continuing education];
3. provide evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant continues to demonstrate the practical professional competencies required for the level of certification sought;
4. For a community health aide or community health practitioner, renewal of certification will require one of the following, according to Board approved guidelines:
   1. a biennial skills evaluation;
   2. a re-entry evaluation;
   3. a preceptorship; or
   4. completion of a Basic Training Session (Training Center and Field Training Requirements)
5. furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has not had an extended clinical absence in the 24 months prior to application for recertification, or, if there has been an extended clinical absence, has met the requirements in C1.30.200 [CHA re-entry];
6. if seeking recertification as a community health practitioner, no less often than once every six years, the individual must re-satisfy the requirements of section C2.20.500 [CHP training and education requirements];

Sec. C1.30.200. CHA Re-Entry.

If an applicant has had an extended clinical absence, defined as a community health aide or practitioner who, in the 6 months prior to submission of the application, has not been employed as a CHA/P in direct patient care for a minimum of 80 hours with a minimum of 30 patient encounters; shall have a re-entry evaluation, following Board approved guidelines.

Sec. C1.30.300. Reinstatement or Renewal of a Lapsed CHA Certificate.

The Board will, in its discretion, reinstate or renew a certificate that has lapsed if the applicant provides evidence satisfactory to the Board of (a), (b), (c) and (d) below:

1. meets the requirements in C1.20.100 [CHA general requirements]
2. meets the continuing education requirements of chapter C-3 [CHA continuing education]
3. applicant continues to demonstrate the practical professional competencies required for the level of certification sought. A community health aide or community health practitioner will require one of the following, according to Board approved guidelines;
   1. a biennial skills evaluation;
   2. a re-entry evaluation;
   3. a preceptorship; or
   4. completion of a Basic Training Session (Training Center and Field Training Requirements)
4. has not had an extended clinical absence between the date of issuance of their last certification and the current application for reinstating a lapsed certificate, or if there has been an extended clinical absence, they must meet the requirements in C1.30.200 [CHA re-entry].