All required coursework is on the AHIP/CMP training platform. All individual producers and sub-producers are required to take both the AHIP courses/exam and the Blue Cross Medicare Options courses/exam in order to market and sell MAPD and PDP policies.
2026 MAPD/PDP certification training has two parts. Both are mandatory.
Part 1: AHIP Curricula
Part 2: Blue Cross Medicare Options Curricula
Requirements for agencies
All agency tasks are listed on the CMP platform. Agency principals must complete the Agency Certification Form and Agency Amendment.
In addition, all principals (non-selling and selling) must complete their sub-producer training.
Key point: Your agency must certify before any of your agents can be approved to sell.
Access the certification training.
Exception: If you are selling under an Exclusive General Agent, there is a different link that you should use. Please contact your sale representative to get this link.
First time users need to create a new account. Here’s how:
Username: National Producer Number excluding leading zeros
Password: Producer creates during registration
New users must register their NPN using the “Create a New Account,” field on the homepage. Current users will log into the CMP site using the link above. Users will be directed to validate their NPN and profile page including their demographic information. Once the profile has been validated, users will be directed to their to do list. Please see the to do list items above.
Please choose the first task listed as the 2026 AHIP Course. You will be directed to the AHIP platform, where you can pay for the training (if applicable) and begin the first course. Upon completing the AHIP course, you will be directed back to the CMP page in the upper right hand corner. On the CMP page, the first training course will be unlocked. As you complete each course, the next one will automatically unlock.
Note: If you complete the AHIP training before the Blue Cross Medicare Options product training is available, you will have to return to the site to complete the product training at a later date.
Current Users:
Your NPN is a national number utilized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the National Insurance Producer Registry to keep track of individual producers throughout the United States. Some states include the producer’s NPN on the agent ID card.
Don’t know your NPN number?
No. The AHIP curriculum ONLY covers Part 1 of the 2026 Medicare Producer Certification.
Individual producers and sub-producers, including agency principals, must also complete Part 2 (Blue Cross Medicare Options training) .
The Blue Cross Medicare Options passing exam score is 85% and the AHIP passing exam score is 90%. You have three attempts to pass the AHIP exam and six attempts to pass the Blue Cross Medicare Options exam. If you do not pass the AHIP exam after three attempts, contact AHIP at 866-234-6909 to discuss additional options, like repurchasing the course/exam.
The system will allow producers to take a subsequent exam almost immediately. However, after sixth exam failure, a producer will be locked out of the system.
Yes. If for some reason your training is interrupted, you will be locked out after an hour of non-use. When you log back in, you will be able to pick up where you left off. You will receive credit for all prior course work completed, but not for any exams in progress. If you were in the process of completing an exam, you will be required to start the exam over from the beginning.
A completion attempt occurs only after selecting the exam’s “Submit” button.
Please follow the instructions below.
The time duration to complete the courses, exams and forms can vary for each individual producer.
Upon successful completion, producers will receive a completion certificate via the CMP site and a confirmation email sent to the email address you provided during onboarding.
You can send an email requesting MAPD/PDP certification verification to your sales representative.
You can send an email requesting MAPD/PDP certification verification to your sales representative. Please provide them with your full name and NPN.
The certification you have completed in one state will satisfy the requirements for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Medicare Part C (MAPD) and Medicare Part D (PDP) are federally sponsored government programs that require all producers to annually certify in order to market/sell MAPD/PDP products. Medicare Supplement plans are governed by state laws and regulations. At this time, there are no certification requirements for Medicare Supplement plans.
AHIP site and curriculum technical support:
866-234-6909 or support@AHIPInsuranceEducation.org
CMP site and Blue Cross Medicare Options curriculum technical support:
888-706-0583 or contact your sales representative.
General questions about the certification requirements:
Contact your sales representative.
AHIP training launches on June 23, 2025
Blue Cross Medicare Options training launches on July 8, 2025
Deadline: To retain all renewals, producers/agencies must certify by Dec. 20, 2025.
Producers, sub-producers and agencies who fail to complete their annual certification by the respective deadlines listed above, will no longer be able to receive renewal commissions for in-force Blue Cross MedicareRxSM or Blue Cross Medicare Advantage business written for 2009 and subsequent plan years.
Renewal commissions for in-force business written in 2008 or prior years will not be affected because the annual certification requirement did not occur until 2009.
Agencies will receive an email to complete the Amendment once their principal has completed the sub-producer curriculum.
Important: Agency certification must be completed first. Before any agent in your agency can sell medicare products, the agency itself must complete its certification requirement, including the Medicare Amendment. If an agent submits business before the agency certification is finished, that business will be moved to a house account and commissions will not be paid out.
Agency principals, selling and non- selling, must complete the entire curriculum under their sub-producer NPN number. They must also execute the Agency Amendment and certification documents.
Please contact the Producer Service Center for more information specific to your agency. The number is toll-free: 855-782-4272.
Your agency principal can access the Medicare Producer Amendment to find the commission. We do not release commission information to sub-producers without permission from the principal.
Yes. You may purchase CE credits upon completing the AHIP course. All fees and CE credit hours will be available on the AHIP site.
Yes.