Hospice and Palliative Accrual for Recertification (HPAR)

What is HPAR? Certificants who meet the requirements may renew their certification through a recertification process known as the Hospice and Palliative Accrual for Recertification (HPAR). The process requires the accumulation of points of professional development activities over the preceding four years. Points can be accrued through continuing education, academic education, professional publications, professional presentations, item writer workshop, self-assessment exam, precepting students, and/or volunteer service in professional organizations. Each category varies as to how the points are calculated and how many of the total points can be obtained in that category. Each activity must correlate with the test content outline. More details and instructions are in the HPAR packet.

Where do I begin? Does the the process seem daunting? Take it a step at a time. The Table of Contents gives an overview of the process and documents you will need.

For a quick preview… …of categories, look at the Summary Log at the end of the packet. You are not required to submit points in every category. Note that some limitations are imposed on the number of points that may be accrued through certain activities. Plan your activities early in your certification period.

Be sure to read the Timeline page and understand the dates involved.

When you are ready to fill in your log sheets… Each category has a separate log sheet, referencing the specific instructions in the early part of the packet.

What information is required on a log sheet?

Your certificate will have information you need for your log sheet. Date

Title

Provider

Your certificate will have information you need for your log sheet. Accrediting Agency

The “Policy and Instructions” section of the HPAR packet gives details about accrediting agencies. Accrediting Agency

Your certificate will have information you need for your log sheet. Contact Hours

The points are explained on the log sheet. Points

Fill in the Test Content No./Letter using the outline provided in the packet.

There are separate log sheets for each category.

If you need more than one sheet for a category, you may make copies.

Is there another option besides filling in the log sheets by hand? You have the option to keep track of your classes online and to print your record to document your professional achievements. Continuing Education (CE) tracking provides a transcript with a list of all courses you have completed. Included in the transcript are all the professional development categories required for the HPAR process. You may select appropriate activities and print a transcript. This transcript may be submitted in place of the category logs in the HPAR packet. In addition to your printed transcript you must include the “SUMMARY LOG” from the HPAR packet. To access CE tracking, go to find “Resources,” and look for “CE tracking” in the drop-down menu. See our other PowerPoint to help you with CE tracking details.

What do I need to submit? Before submitting your application you should be certain to have the following things completed: Application Fee Category log forms or CE tracking transcript Summary log