Eligible candidates must meet at least one of the following educational requirements:

• A juris doctorate, or a master's degree in accounting, health financing or social work;
• A bachelor’s or associate’s degree, plus two years of full-time experience in one or more of the Medicaid planning fields, including law, finance and social work/geriatric care management within the previous six years;
• Professional securities license(s), insurance license(s) for life and health insurance lines in one or more state, or CFP designation, plus two years of full-time experience in one or more of the Medicaid planning fields, including law, finance and social work/geriatric care management within the previous six years; or
• Four years of full-time experience in one or more of the Medicaid planning fields, including law, finance and social work/geriatric care management within the previous six years.

Eligible candidates also must meet an experience requirement, which includes working in one of the following fields full-time for a minimum of two years within the six years immediately prior to eligibility for certification:

• Medicaid program administration;
• Law or its equivalent;
• Finance or its equivalent;
• Accountant or its equivalent; or
• Care management, social work or its equivalent.

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In person, proctored final certification exam

20 hours every three years

Online at Locate a CMP

Submitted online or in writing using the organization's grievance form

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