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Eligibility and dates

CCCS NCE

Eligibility

A candidate must be a graduate of an HIM program accredited by the Canadian College of Health Information Management, hold an active CHIM professional designation, and fall into one of the following categories:

  1. Experienced professional: Be currently working in the field of classification and coding with 5 or more years of experience in acute inpatient coding; or
  2. Course graduate: Be a graduate from a preparatory classification and coding specialist program that is recognized by the Canadian College of Health Information Management.

Upcoming examination dates

The College is offering an early adopter’s rate to celebrate the launch of this new certification.

The upcoming CCCS NCE dates are as follows:

Examination period*Application deadlineRegular pricingCurrent pricing
November 28–29, 2023 November 13, 2023 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
January 15-19, 2024January 1, 2024 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
April 15-19, 2024April 2, 2024 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
May 13-17, 2024May 1, 2024 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
June 17-21, 2024June 3, 2024 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
July 15-19, 2024July 2, 2024 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
August 12-16, 2024August 1, 2024 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
September 16-20, 2024September 3, 2024 $349 + taxes$199.00 + taxes
October 7-11, 2024September 26, 2024 $349 + taxes$199.00 + taxes
November 12-15, 2024November 1, 2024 $349 + taxes$199.00 + taxes
January 20-24, 2025January 3, 2025$349 + taxes$199.00 + taxes
* An examination period may be extended to provide more date options to candidates based on the volume of applications the College receives. Additional dates and times will be added as required.

Request to withdraw

The request to withdraw from an examination must be received in writing by the deadlines stated below. A refund of 100% of the examination fee will be provided. No refund will be provided past these deadlines.

Examination periodDeadline for withdrawal
January 15-19, 2024January 1, 2024
April 15-19, 2024April 2, 2024
May 13-17, 2024May 1, 2024
June 17-21, 2024June 3, 2024
July 15-19, 2024July 2, 2024
August 12-16, 2024August 1, 2024
September 16-20, 2024September 3, 2024
October 7-11, 2024September 26, 2024
November 12-15, 2024November 1, 2024
January 20-24, 2025January 3, 2025

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