Reinstatement of the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology

Reinstatement of the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) may be available to eligible individuals who are considered "not currently certified" after their ASHA certification has expired, or has been resigned or retired. An individual whose certification was revoked by the ASHA Board of Ethics (BOE) but who has petitioned and received approval to reinstate from the BOE—and met all conditions and/or requirements—may apply for reinstatement.

Read the Audiology Pathway to Reinstatement for more information.

Apply for Reinstatement

Reinstatement Policies and Procedures

Individuals seeking reinstatement of the CCC-A must:

Provide evidence of professional development activities that are within the Scope of Practice in Audiology. Eligible professional development hours (PDHs) are those that were earned no more than 3 years prior to submitting the application for reinstatement.
- If applying for reinstatement within 1 year of your CCC-A expiration date, provide evidence of having earned 10 PDHs no more than 12 months prior to application.
- If applying for reinstatement 13–24 months after your CCC-A expiration date, provide evidence of having earned 20 PDHs no more than 3 years prior to application.
- If applying for reinstatement 3 or more years after your CCC-A expiration date, provide evidence of having earned 30 PDHs no more than 3 years prior to application.
Submit a reinstatement application; and
Pay a reinstatement fee.

In addition, you may be required to provide confirmation of a passing score on the Praxis examination in Audiology, depending on the degree you currently hold:

Doctoral Degree	Master's Degree
If you hold a doctoral degree and your ASHA certification has been expired less than 1 year, you are not required to retake the Praxis exam in order to regain certification. more than 1 year, you must provide confirmation of a passing Praxis score that was achieved less than 5 years before applying for reinstatement in order to regain certification.	If you hold a master's degree and your ASHA certification has been expired for any period of time, you must retake the Praxis exam and provide confirmation of a passing score in order to regain certification.

Doctoral Degree

Master's Degree

If you hold a doctoral degree and your ASHA certification has been expired

less than 1 year, you are not required to retake the Praxis exam in order to regain certification.
more than 1 year, you must provide confirmation of a passing Praxis score that was achieved less than 5 years before applying for reinstatement in order to regain certification.

If you hold a master's degree and your ASHA certification has been expired for any period of time, you must retake the Praxis exam and provide confirmation of a passing score in order to regain certification.

Reinstatement Application Instructions

Individuals seeking reinstatement of the CCC-A must complete and submit all of the following items:

Complete an online application by logging into your ASHA account.
Evidence of professional development activities based on the number of years you were not currently certified (1 year = 10 PDHs, 13–24 months = 20 PDHs, 3 or more years = 30 PDHs).
- Paid CE Registry users (within the last 1–3 years) may not be required to provide additional evidence; however, documentation is required for hours other than ASHA CEUs.
- List your professional development activities on your online application and include the (a) title of the course/activity, (b) name of sponsoring course provider, (c) date of completion, and (d) number of hours earned.
Official notification from ETS of receipt of a passing Praxis Audiology exam score, depending on the degree that you hold (see table above).
Reinstatement fee

$375 for CCC-A and ASHA membership
$349 for CCC-A without ASHA membership

Please do not apply until you can 1) meet all the policies and procedures for reinstatement and 2) submit all the required items above. Incomplete application materials will not be processed; applicants will be notified of the deficiency and given 60 days to complete and resubmit the appropriate application materials.

Refund Policy: Applicants who are deemed ineligible for ASHA certification or who voluntarily withdraw their application for ASHA certification within 1 year of the initial application payment date will receive a refund of the initial application fee, less a $50 nonrefundable processing fee. The initial application fee will not be refunded according to the following criteria: (a) after the first dues/fees payment has been made or (b) after 1 year or more from the application payment date, whichever comes first. Applicants who have made a dues/fees renewal payment will receive a refund of only the most recent payment.

Professional Development for Reinstatement

Acceptable activities must have been completed no more than 3 years prior to submission of the reinstatement application form. If applying for reinstatement within 1 year of becoming not currently certified, PDHs must have been earned no more than 12 months prior to application.
Activities must address the provision of clinical services specific to the Scope of Practice in Audiology.
Courses and activities that are in related areas, are general in nature, or are not related specifically to the practice of audiology will not be accepted.

Reinstatement Timeline

Please allow approximately 6 weeks for review of your completed online application and all required documentation. Certification will be reinstated only after we have verified that all reinstatement requirements have been met.

Maintenance of Certification

Once certification has been granted, all certificate holders must be aware that maintenance of certification is accomplished through abiding by the ASHA Code of Ethics, annual payment of ASHA dues and/or the annual certification fee, and accrual of 30 hours of professional development during each 3-year maintenance interval.