Documenting CE & specialty codes

What time frame do I have to earn my CE?

For those whose maintenance is due in 2012 or 2013, all applicable continuing education credit must be earned during your current three year period of certification as follows:

Due March 31, 2012: Use credit earned during 4/1/09 to 3/31/12
Due June 30, 2012: Use credit earned during 7/7/09 to 6/30/12
Due September 30, 2012: Use credit earned during 10/1/09 to 9/30/12
Due December 31, 2012: Use credit earned during 1/1/10 to 12/31/12
Due March 31, 2013: Use credit earned during 4/1/010 to 3/31/13
Due June 30, 2013: Use credit earned during 7/1/10 to 6/30/13
Due September 30, 2013: Use credit earned during 10/1/10 to 9/30/13
Due December 31, 201e: Use credit earned during 1/1/11 to 12/31/13

PREAPPROVAL OF MAINTENANCE

If you would like NCC to approve your maintenance activities in advance, you can request preapproval by clicking the link in the box on the right. Preapproval is optional. The cost is a non-refundable $15 fee. Go to the preapproval application.

How do I know my CE activities meet maintenance requirements? (is my CE Acceptable)

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For core certifications maintaining under Stage 1 of the Continuing Competency Initiative or certifications no longer tested for: The requirement is 45 CE hours in your specialty. Check if your CE is acceptable.

For subspecialty certificates of added qualification: The requirement is 15 CE hours in your subspecialty area of your certificate of added qualification. Check if your CE is acceptable.

For core certifications maintaining under Stage 2 of the Continuing Competency Initiative: The amount and nature of the CE required to maintain is specified on the education plan that you will receive after taking Stage 2 assessment. Since only CE taken after you take Stage 2 assessment can be counted toward your maintenance, you should take Stage 2 assessment as soon as possible in your new maintenance cycle. Check if your CE is acceptable.

NCC Self Assessment Modules The quaified specialty codes associated with each module are noted on the Self Assessment module order page. If submitting online, all NCC Self Assessment are pre-entered and pre-coded for you. Another advantage to maintaining online.

What are the specialty codes for my CE activities?

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All continuing education activities must relate to the content tested on the certification examinations. You must code your CE to the specific specialty content. Check if your CE is acceptable. Choose your specialty and then browse by core competency area. You can see the codes to use per competency area, a brief explanation and the key words associated with same competency. You can also use the keyword listing to simplify your search. The specialty codes are also found within the CE coding for CORE maintenance catalogs.

How do I list my CE activities?

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You will have to list each continuing education activity earned. You will need the following information:

Date of program
Program/activity
Specialty category code
Number of specialty hours
Sponsoring/accrediting organization

See the listings below for some sample listings.

Preceptorship

Program/activity: Preceptor of students for University of Massachusetts clinical rotation in obstetrics
Date of program: 12/31/11 (list the date when you finished precepting.)
Number of hours: maximum that can be used is 10 hours
Sponsoring/accrediting organization: University of Massachusetts
Specialty code that matches preceptorship: Code 24

Presenter of CE

Program/activity: Managing Shoulder Dystocia
Date of program: 5/10/10
Number of hours: Same numbers as awarding to participants
Sponsoring/accrediting organization: AWHONN
Specialty code that matches presenter of CE: Code 24

For an author

Program/activity: Chapter 12 on Oral Contraceptives in Comprehensive Gyn
Date of program: 3/31/10 (list the date the work was published)
Number of hours: Refer to maximum depending on the type of work
Sponsoring/accrediting organization: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Specialty code that matches the author option: Code 25

Academic credit

Program/activity: Course 301 Pathophysiology of the Newborn
Date of program: 9/30/10 (list the date you finished the program)
Number of hours: List in CE hours, see conversion formulas in the maintenance catalogs
Sponsoring/accrediting organization: University of Chicago
Specialty code that matches content of the course: Code varies (All content must be related to your certification specialty)

If you file online:

NCC Self Assessment CE users will have their online and hard copy with online test submission modules prefilled (You will have to manually enter hard copy modules with paper submission).

Once you start to fill in other recognized education activities you will be prompted for the needed information.