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certification of our CHP exam Process. The key
points are:
� Twenty eight countries are implementing this
standard.
� The CSP is accredited to this standard and the
AIHA has submitted a full application.
� There is an initial fee of $12,000 to $15,000 to
cover the site visit, application review and report.
� There is an annual maintenance fee of $2,500 to
$15,000 scaled to the revenue of the certifying
body. (We would be at the lower end of the scale.)
� A pre-evaluation is available at a cost of $1,250
per day plus expenses. (ABHP evaluation is
estimated to be between $2,500 and $3000.
� The ANSI certification appears to deal with
documentation, security and many other attributes.
The CESB accreditation is mainly concerned with
fairness to all candidates (do all candidates get the
same information regarding the exam, are there
written procedures, is the grading process fair and
are the results kept confidential).
� The ABHP has submitted a budget request of
$2,500 to conduct the pre-evaluation.
At this time, the ABHP suggests we the AAHP
Executive Committee discuss this potential course
of action (pursuing ISO/ANSI certification),
authorize the $2,500 expenditure for determining
how close we are to ISO/ANSI accreditation but
continue maintaining accreditation with the CESB.
After the ISO/ANSI evaluation, the Executive
Committee could determine if the ISO/ANSI path
is a realistic alternative to CESB.
Additional Financial Analysis CESB vs.
ISO/ANSI Pathway:
o CESB - $5,000 annual cost with 5 year cycle
cost of $25,000
o ISO/ANSI
o Pre-evaluation $2,500
o Initial Fee ~$13,000
o Annual fee $2,500 (years 2,3,4,5) - $10,000
o Three year site visit $2,500 to $3,000
o Approximate 5 year cycle cost $26,000 -
$30,000
Major benefits are wider base for recognition,
increased visibility internationally, and expand
AAHP certification credentials.
8.9 Coordinated with HPS to make them aware of the
HPS being classified as a “Significantly Affected
Organization” for Health and Human Services ethics
considerations. This is a conflict of interest issue.
The potential impact is that people working for HHS
related facilities may not be eligible for participation
in HPS, AAHP or ABHP activities. The HPS is
working to have the HPS removed from the list of
Significantly Affected Organization.
8.10 The CHP exam will be conducted on Monday, July
9 th . The Part I exam will be administered between
the hours of 8:00 am until 11:00 am. The Part II
exam will be administered between the hours of
12:30 pm until 6:30 pm. The candidate statistics are:
o 112 candidates are sitting for Part I.
o 90 candidates are sitting for Part II.
o 39 candidates are sitting for both Parts.
By comparison to the candidates who actually sat for
the 2006 exam, this year, there is one more person
scheduled to take Part I and 6 fewer persons
scheduled to take Part II.
8.11 The 2007 William McAdams Award recipient is
Kathy Pryor. There were 18 nominations using the
e-mail call for nominations.
8.12 The following new Officers for the Panels and Board
(terms beginning 1 January 2008 were announced:
o Part I Panel
Anthony Huffert – Chair
Jerry Hensley - Vice Chair
New members with terms ending in 2011:
Beth Hilt
Mike Stabin
Scott Nichelson
o Part II Panel
Pat LaFrate – Part II Panel Chair
Mark “Andy” Miller- Part II Vice Chair
New members with terms ending in 2011:
Kelly Ausbrooks
Joseph Guido
Gregory Jones
Part II Panel Members extended with new
terms ending in 2011:
Herman Cember
Toshide Ushino
Govind Rao
o Board Officers
Jim Tarpinian - Chair
Kent Lambert – Vice Chair
Trish Milligan - Secretary
Cheryl Olson – Parliamentarian
9.0 Report of the Secretariat (Nancy Johnson)
Volume 17, Number 2 10 December 2007