5-Year Review Process Changes

ASHA CE have made changes to the 5-year review process. This page explains the changes and what you should expect. 

Background

Every five years, ASHA CE Providers undergo a reapproval review. Due to the implementation of the new Standards for ASHA CE Providers and ASHA CE Policies (as of July 1, 2025), we are making changes to the 5-year review process. This page explains the changes and what Approved Providers should expect.

If your organization is up for reapproval but does not wish to continue after your review year, please contact cereapproval@asha.org as soon as possible. We will remove you from the review process and your organization will be withdrawn at the end of the year.

Highlights

• We will assign each organization to one of 3 review groups (January, March/April, May/June). Providers will receive notification approximately 3 months before the review due date.
• Providers will be asked to submit information in our reapproval portal. A description of what will be requested is included below.
• We will review the submissions and compliance over the past 5 years to make reapproval decisions.

• You will be invoiced for the review fee when your organization is reapproved.

The information we request should be items that Providers already have in place and should not require significant effort. We will notify Providers in advance so there is time to prepare anything that may need updating.

Examples of what we will request to review

• Current organizational chart
• A description of the CE program’s process documentation
• Policies that the organization is expected to have in place, including
  • Complaints
  • Refund/cancellation
  • Privacy and security
  • Record retention
  • A description of the course content review process

The resources above will help you understand our expectations for these items. We are also willing to help you develop processes and policies, if you do not have them already in place.

Why are we making this change?

In the past, the 5-year review mainly focused on looking back at a Provider’s past compliance. With our updated compliance model, we now address compliance issues as they come up, through consultation and action plans.

As a result, for reapproval, we are shifting our focus to areas that are not regularly reviewed. We will only request information that is specifically required by our standards and policies, and we will keep our requests as limited as possible. If you already have the necessary processes and policies in place, the reapproval process should not be overly time-consuming.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cereapproval@asha.org. We are here to support you throughout this process.