Cme Certification Requirements
Please note the requirements listed on the following pages are for the purposes of aoa certification only.
Cme certification requirements. Stay up to date with cme opportunities from the aoa. Youre committed to the health and well being of your patients. These new cme. In 2018 the florida legislature passed the controlled substances bill hb 21 which required certain registered practitioners to complete a specified board approved continuing education course to obtain authorization to prescribe controlled substances by january 2019 and as part of their biennial license renewal.
There are two options for certification renewal. Watch the entertaining animation video where julie theriault describes the value of certification and life long learning and how that makes patients more comfortable with the care she gives them. Recertify by clinical practice hours and continuing education ce. An accepted equivalent is a current certification of cme from medical practice academies and original certification or recertification within six years by a specialty board.
The medical board is required by law to conduct an annual audit of physicians who have certified that they have complied with continuing medical education cme requirements by signing the cme certification statement on their license renewal notice. During the 86 th legislative session in an effort to combat the opioid crisis in texas there were multiple bills passed requiring physicians physician assistants and other licensees to complete certain specific opioid related continuing medical education. Since the inception of board certification this has involved a requirement of an average of 50 cme credits annually. A paper application is available for certificants who prefer this method.
There is a specialty specific cme requirement for those diplomates holding time limited certification from a dormant specialty certifying board see appendix f. Certificants are encouraged to apply online. A component of your continuous certification requirement is related to participation in continuing medical education cme. Earning 30 units of continuing education each three year cycle.
Refine your skills and meet ongoing certification requirements through the aoas cme offerings administered by the council on continuing medical education. Every four years the washington state medical quality assurance commission requires 120 md ama pra category 1 and 200 md cme credits. Advocacy for cme meeting state requirements. New cme requirements rules pending new opioid cme requirements.