How do I apply for the CCDS examination?

Candidates must complete an online application by clicking here. To login to the application site, ACDIS members can use their regular ACDIS website login credentials. If you do not have a member login, please click the "Register" button.

Please have your education and work history information available prior to starting your application. If you don’t have that available and save a draft of the first page, you will receive an email from us with a link back to the application. In order to complete the application, you will need to click the “Start CCDS Application" button again. Don’t worry, all the information you did enter will be prefilled, all you will need to do is complete the rest of Page 1 and proceed to Page 2 of the application.

Prometric will send scheduling instructions to the candidate, and the candidate will schedule their own examination. Candidates have three months/90 days from the date their name is submitted to Prometric to schedule and take their exam.

The fee for the certification application process and examination is $280 for ACDIS members and $380 for non-members. Payment may be made by credit card, personal check, or money order payable to HCPro, Inc. While fees are non-refundable, payment will be returned if the application is not approved. Please note that your ACDIS membership discount will be automatically applied when you log into the certification site with your membership login.

If you wish to reschedule or cancel, you must contact ACDIS at customerservice@hcpro.com no later than five days prior to your appointment. ACDIS will provide instructions for rescheduling or cancelling your appointment. We recommend you contact ACDIS as soon as possible to give you enough time to receive your instructions and complete your rescheduling or cancellation no later than five days prior to your appointment.

There is no reschedule or cancel fee due to Prometric if you complete your rescheduling or cancellation process 30 or more days before your test date. Prometric charges a fee of $35 if you complete your rescheduling or cancellation process 5-29 days prior to your test date.

You are not permitted to make changes to your exam date or time within five days of your appointment. Four or fewer days prior to the appointment date, the option to reschedule or cancel will not be available and you will forfeit your exam registration and fees if you are not present for the exam.

Interested in learning more about the certification process? Watch this free webinar with two of ACDIS' expert CDI education specialists on the topic!