The Continuing Education Units (CEU's)
do not show up on my statement.
Every effort is made to accurately reflect the CEU's you have
earned. If you obtained any CEU's from January 1 of the current
year until the annual statements are mailed, they MAY NOT appear on
your statement. The International Hearing Society receives the
rosters from the providers two to six-months after you attend a
seminar and posts them to your file as quickly as possible. The
NBC-HIS office does not receive the rosters from the providers.
CEU's obtained prior to becoming board certified cannot be used for
your recertification.
Continuing education MAY NOT be listed in the CEU Review Box on
your annual statement, due to the following factors:
- The time of year you attended the seminar(s)
- Omission of your name on a seminar roster(s)
- When the seminars are posted to your file
- The mailing date of NBC-HIS annual statements
- If the box on the attendance sign-in sheet was not checked to
receive credit by IHS
- CEU's are not approved by IHS (these CEU's must be submitted to
the NBC-HIS office and are reviewed and approved on an individual
basis by the NBC-HIS Executive Director)
I have more CEU's than are listed in my CEU Review Box on
my statement. I have to obtain 10 CEU's every year for my
state/province.
A CEU Review is printed on your annual statement. Dates printed
in the boxes from far right to left reflect the three (3) year
recertification period in which you must obtain the required 24
CEU's. Make sure the CEU's you earned were not obtained before you
were board certified. Any CEU's obtained prior to the dates in the
far right box were applied to a previous three-year period.
How many CEU's do I have to obtain each
year?
Every three-years from the time you became board certified, you
are required to obtain 24 CEU's to recertify your BC-HIS
credentials. You can obtain all 24 in one-year or any combination
that adds up to 24 during your three-year period.
PLEASE NOTE: If you obtain more than the required 24 CEU's for
recertification, the additional CEU's cannot be applied to your
next three-year recertification period.
How can I have CEU's that are not approved by IHS
applied to my record?
Mail or fax a photocopy of the certificate(s) you received from
the provider to the NBC-HIS office at 734.522.0900. The NBC-HIS
Executive Director will review the CEU's and approve them on an
individual basis. The CEU's must be related to the hearing
healthcare field. If you do not have a certificate from the
provider, you must contact the provider to get proof of
attendance.
Do I have to fill out and return the CEU Review Form
with my NBC-HIS dues payment?
Only submit the CEU Review Form if there is a discrepancy with
the amount of CEU's listed on your statement (especially CEU's not
approved by IHS). You must submit proof of attendance by providing
a photocopy of the certificate(s) attached to the CEU Review Form.
Writing down the date, seminar, and number of CEU's obtained IS NOT
sufficient proof.
I have an additional $100 charge on my
statement.
A recertification fee is billed every third-year from the year
you were board certified to recertify your BC-HIS credentials along
with obtaining the required 24 CEU's.
My annual revalidation fee was $175 and a co-worker's
revalidation fee was $150. Why?
International Hearing Society members receive a reduced NBC-HIS
revalidation rate. International Hearing Society members are billed
$150. Non-IHS members are billed $175.
When are my fees due?
The annual statement is usually mailed in mid-May each year. On
the top and bottom portion of the statement is a payment deadline
date. Dues received after the due date will be charged a $50
late fee.
I paid my fees through CHIPS (Canadian Hearing
Instrument Practitioners Society).
IHS dues, CHIPS dues and NBC-HIS annual dues are billed
separately.
I received a "FINAL NOTICE" in the mail.
If payment is not received by October 31, NBC-HIS sends a Final
Notice Statement in November. A $50 late fee will be assessed and
added to your balance due.
I did not receive my annual wallet card and wall
certificate sticker after paying my annual fees.
The reasons a board certificant may not receive an annual wallet
card and wall certificate sticker are as follows:
- You did not obtain the required 24 CEU's to recertify
- You only remitted the revalidation fee and not the
recertification fee
- You remitted a portion of the revalidation fee
Where can I find a listing of upcoming continuing
education opportunities?
- Sources/Pathways for Approved CEU's (listed on
back of the NBC-HIS CEU Review Form)
As stated above, all efforts are made to accurately reflect the
CEU's you have earned. Due to several factors, all earned CEU's may
not appear on your current annual statement. NBC-HIS provides the
CEU Review as a courtesy to our board certificants. It is the
responsibility of the board certificant to keep track of any
continuing education required for recertification of their BC-HIS
credentials and/or continuing education requirements to renew their
state/provincial dispensing licenses.