What is the time frame for Continuing Medical Education Credits?
The new physician licensing law (Adopted in 2003) mandates re-application every two (2) years beginning in the calendar year 2004, on or before the first day of June in each even-numbered year that 40 CME’s must be indicated on the renewal application. Said continuing medical education shall include a minimum of two (2) hours related to the following: universal precautions, infections control, modes of transmission, bioterrorism, OSHA, ethics, end-of-life education, palliative care, pain management, and other regulatory requirements Note: If a physician was in training or became Board Certified or Re-Certifies within the cycle that satisfies this requirement.
