Continuing Education

As the premier provider of continuing education for the health law profession, AHLA is uniquely positioned to provide you with all the Continuing Legal Education (CLE), Compliance Certification Board (CCB), and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits you need through AHLA events, trainings, and educational offerings. Please see below for more information on the different ways AHLA offers continuing education credits.

Types of Credit

CLE: Credit hours are determined by dividing the running time of instructional programs by either 60 or 50 minutes. For example, a 60-minute program may earn 1.0 hours of CLE credit in a state that bases its credit on a 60-minute credit hour, and 1.2 hours in a state that bases its credit on a 50-minute credit hour. The AHLA Education Team works with ABA-CLE to apply for CLE credits in most state jurisdictions.

CCB: Compliance credits are calculated based on a 50-minute hour. Compliance professionals are required to self-report their credits to HCCA using the certificate and course approval code provided by AHLA.

CPE: Professional/Accounting credits are calculated based on a 50-minute hour. AHLA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

Participants wishing to obtain CPE credits for their attendance must complete and submit a Continuing Education Request Form to comply with the NASBA certification procedures. Please note: CPE credit may only be earned by attending live conferences and select live webinars; it is not available for on-demand education.

Ways to Obtain Continuing Education Credits

Live In-Person Conferences

AHLA holds 11 live in-person conferences each year. For each conference, AHLA applies for three types of credit: CLE, CCB, and CPE. To meet an attendee's level of expertise, sessions are offered at various levels (introductory, intermediate, or advanced) tailored to their professional development. Apart from the Fundamentals of Health Law conference (a basic conference), all in-person conferences are considered as updates on the topic area being addressed. While there are no prerequisites or advanced preparations required to attend in-person conferences, those seeking credits should be familiar with the basic concepts of law associated with the topic of the conference to obtain the full educational benefit. The majority of live in-person conferences offer sessions qualifying for Legal Ethics/Professionalism credits to help attendees fulfill their state's requirements. For more information concerning how many credits a specific program offers, please visit the individual conference's website.

AHLA must track attendance for those desiring credits. Attendees will be provided with a bar code on their name badge. If desiring to earn CLE credit, use the bar code to scan in at the beginning and end of each day of the conference. If CCB or CPE credit is desired, complete the form provided at the registration desk, list all sessions attended, and return it to an AHLA representative at the end of the conference. Following the conference, those needing CLE credits will receive an email from [email protected]. Watch for this email within 7–10 business days. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folders, as these emails often end up there. Please note the email will ask you to fill out one attendance verification affidavit for the full event. Once you complete the affidavit, you can download your certificate(s) of attendance, which will be emailed to you as well from [email protected]. For those needing CCB or CPE credit, AHLA will calculate the minutes attended from the sessions listed on the form completed at the conference. You will receive an email from AHLA when your CPE or CCB credits are ready.

Live Virtual Programs

AHLA will occasionally hold a program virtually. See a list of upcoming live virtual programs. To track credits during a live virtual event, participants must note the attendance verification code for each session that will be provided at a random time on the screen or in the chat window during the presentation. These codes are then noted on the Continuing Education Request Form submitted online. Attendees must input the correct code and number of minutes to be awarded credit.

Following the conference, those needing CLE credits will receive an email from [email protected]. Watch for this email within 7–10 business days. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folders, as these emails often end up there. Please note you will be asked to fill out one attendance verification affidavit for the full event. Once you complete the affidavit, you can download your certificate(s) of attendance, which will be emailed to you as well from [email protected]. For those needing CPE or CCB credits, AHLA will calculate the minutes attended from the online request form submitted. You will receive an email from AHLA when your CPE or CCB credits are ready.

Live Webinars

AHLA offers numerous live webinars throughout the year. All live webinars are eligible for CLE and CPE credits. Some webinars are also eligible for CCB credits. AHLA will apply in advance for CCB credits for webinars that cover the area of compliance. Check the webinar website to see if it is approved for compliance credits. For more information, see a list of all upcoming live webinars.

To earn credits during a live webinar, attendees must be logged into the webinar for at least 75 minutes (of a 90-minute webinar) or 60 minutes (of a 60-minute webinar). Once the webinar is complete, click on the Evaluation tab. Once the evaluation is completed, click and complete the Attendance tab by entering the verification code from the live webinar. You will receive an email from [email protected]. Watch for this email within 7–10 business days. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folders, as these emails often end up there. Please note you will fill out one attendance verification affidavit for the full event. Once you complete the affidavit, you can download your certificate(s) of attendance, which will be emailed to you as well from [email protected].

For those needing CPE or CCB credits, certificates can be accessed by clicking on the CEU tab. Please note that not all webinars are CCB credit eligible. Check the text at the bottom of the registration page to be sure.

On-Demand Education

AHLA offers several ways to obtain credits through self-study. Self-study includes ePrograms, which are on-demand versions of in-person and virtual conferences, on-demand webinars, and 101 online courses. Many states will designate a certain number of credits each year that may be obtained through self-study. Please visit your state bar website for the number of credits allowed. For a list of self-study offerings, see a list of ePrograms, on-demand webinars, or 101 courses.

Obtaining a Certificate of Completion

For conferences, webinars, or on-demand education:

After completing a program, you will receive a personalized CLE affidavit from [email protected]. Keep an eye out for this email 7–10 business days after completing the program. Please check your spam or junk folders as these emails sometimes end up there. You will need to complete one attendance verification affidavit for the entire event. After completing the affidavit, you will be able to download your certificate(s) of attendance, which will also be emailed to you from [email protected].

Obtaining Speaker/Instructor Credits

Faculty interested in earning Speaker/Faculty credit must select “Faculty” from the Attendee menu and complete the additional fields on the CLE affidavit from [email protected]. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Continuing Education Team at [email protected].

If you are unclear how speaker credits are issued and reported, please refer to the Faculty Credit Information Guide for more help.

Credit Reporting

AHLA is required by some states to report CLE credit hours. Following an event, ABA CLE will report the attendee's hours on AHLA's behalf, along with any specialty credits obtained. In some states, participants can self-report their hours with the Certificate of Completion generated after an event. If you are unclear on how credits are reported for your state, refer to the Continuing Education Credit Reporting Information.

CCB and CPE credits are self-reported. AHLA will provide a Certificate of Completion along with any approval codes required.