Maintaining the ASHA CCC-SLP: the 3-year interval, 30 PDHs, and the compliance form
ASHA says that holders of the Certificate of Clinical Competence “must accumulate 30 professional development hours (PDHs) during each 3-year certification maintenance interval.” This page covers how the interval is assigned and how the compliance form is submitted. It is separate from any state license renewal.
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Sources read on November 12, 2026: ASHA’s Maintaining Your Certification, Three-Year Certification Maintenance Intervals, and Submitting Certification Maintenance Compliance Forms pages.
The three requirements
ASHA’s Maintaining Your Certification page lists these requirements for maintaining the CCC: submit your Compliance Form to verify your 30 professional development hours; abide by the ASHA Code of Ethics; and maintain affiliation by paying annual dues or the annual certification fee (paraphrased from a list). This site does not copy ASHA’s dues or fee amounts.
On content areas, ASHA states that the Council for Clinical Certification “determined that 30 PDHs every 3 years—with 3 hours of training in specific content areas—is the minimum number of hours that would demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and ensure currency in the field.” What counts as a PDH, and the content areas, are on how certification CE works.
How the interval is assigned
ASHA states: “Every certificate holder is assigned a 3-year certification maintenance interval.” And: “Maintaining certification is an ongoing process; once the interval ends, a new interval is assigned.”
For people newly certified or reinstated, ASHA states: “The 3-year certification maintenance interval begins the first January following the date certification was awarded.” ASHA’s page gives example intervals by award year; for example, certification awarded in 2026 is assigned an interval running from the start of 2027 through the end of 2029 (paraphrased).
The compliance form
ASHA states: “Everyone who holds the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) must submit a Certification Maintenance Compliance Form to verify their completion of the certification maintenance requirement.” ASHA says the form is due by the last day of the year your interval is completed, and that you may submit it any time within the interval once you have the required hours (paraphrased).
ASHA states: “There is no need to submit certificates and supporting documents unless you have been selected to participate in the audit.”
On ASHA’s CE Registry, ASHA says that for CCC holders who use it, the Compliance Form is submitted automatically once 30 PDHs, or 3 ASHA CEUs, are recorded within the 3-year interval (paraphrased).
Certification is not a license
The CCC is a national certification. Each state sets its own license renewal and continuing education rules; see SLP license renewal by state. If certification lapses, see expired certification.