Rule 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.
Last updated June 1, 2021 at 8:51 AM
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