Ohio Admin. Code 4731-10-02 - Requisite hours of continuing medical education for license renewal or reinstatement
(A)
During a
registration period, a licensee shall be required to complete fifty hours of
CME. A licensee must complete a minimum of one hour of CME, approved by the
board, on the topic of a licensee's duty to report misconduct under section
4731.224 of
the Revised Code. The remainder shall be completed by participating in the
following:
(1)
Educational activities recognized by the American medical
association as category 1 pursuant to its CME categorization system, and
(a)
Are certified for
category 1 CME credit by the Ohio state medical association;
(b)
Are certified for
category 1 CME credit by an institution or organization accredited by the Ohio
state medical association or the accreditation council for continuing medical
education; or
(c)
Have been awarded category 1 CME credit directly by the
American medical association.
(2)
Educational
activities recognized by the American osteopathic association as category 1
pursuant to its CME categorization system; and
(a)
Are certified for
category 1 CME credit by the Ohio osteopathic association;
(b)
Are certified for
category 1 CME credit by an institution or organization accredited by the Ohio
osteopathic association or the American osteopathic association;
or
(c)
Have been awarded category 1 CME credit directly by the
American osteopathic association.
(3)
Educational
activities certified for category 1 CME credit by the Ohio foot and ankle
medical association;
(4)
Educational activities certified for continuing
education contact hours by a provider approved by the council on podiatric
medical education;
(5)
Internships, residencies, or fellowships accredited by
the accreditation council for graduate medical education, the American
osteopathic association, or the council on podiatric medical education. Credit
shall be earned at a rate of one hour of CME for each week of
participation;
(6)
Pursuant to section
4745.04
of the Revised Code, providing health care services in Ohio, as a volunteer, to
indigent and uninsured persons.
(B)
If a licensee has
not completed the requisite hours of CME, a licensee is not eligible for
license renewal or license reinstatement until such time as the requisite hours
have been completed. Any CME undertaken after the end of a registration period
and utilized for purposes of renewing or reinstating a suspended license cannot
also be utilized to meet the CME requirement of the current registration
period.
(C)
Licensees who are not working in the medical profession
or who are retired from practice but wish to renew or reinstate their licenses
shall meet the CME requirements of section
4731.282
of the Revised Code and this chapter of the Administrative
Code.
(D)
Licensees residing or practicing out of the state who
wish to renew or reinstate their licenses must meet the CME requirements of
section
4731.282
of the Revised Code and this chapter of the Administrative Code even though not
currently residing or practicing in Ohio.
(E)
During a
volunteer registration period, every holder of a volunteer's certificate shall
be required to complete one hundred fifty hours of CME pursuant to the
requirements of section
4731.295
of the Revised Code. Seventy-five hours must meet the criteria established in
paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. If a holder of a volunteer's certificate has not
completed the requisite hours of CME, a holder is not eligible for certificate
renewal until such time as the requisite hours have been completed. Any CME
undertaken after the end of a volunteer registration period and utilized for
purposes of renewing a suspended certificate cannot also be utilized to meet
the CME requirement of the current volunteer registration
period.
(F)
During a conceded eminence registration period, every
holder of a certificate of conceded eminence shall be required to complete
fifty hours of CME pursuant to the requirements of section
4731.297.
Such hours must meet the criteria established in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule.
If a holder of a certificate of conceded eminence has not completed the
requisite hours of CME, a holder is not eligible for certificate renewal until
such time as the requisite hours have been completed. Any CME undertaken after
the end of a conceded eminence registration period and utilized for purposes of
renewing a suspended certificate cannot also be utilized to meet the CME
requirement of the current conceded eminence registration period.
Replaces: 4731-10-02, 4731-10-05, 4731-10-07
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4745.04
Rule Amplifies: 4731.282, 4731.291, 4731.293, 4731.295, 4731.297, 4745.04
Prior Effective Dates: 03/10/1998 (Emer.), 06/08/1998, 02/28/2003, 05/31/2018
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