Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A.
A physician holding an active license to practice medicine in this state shall
complete 40 credit hours of the continuing medial education required by A.R.S.
§
32-1434
during the two calendar years preceding biennial registration.
1. A physician who is authorized to prescribe
schedule II controlled substances and holds a valid U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration registration number shall complete at least three hours of
opioid-related, substance-use-disorder-related, or addiction-related continuing
medical education during each renewal cycle;
2. One hour of credit is allowed for each
clock hour of participation in continuing medical education activities, unless
otherwise designated in subsection (B); and
3. The physician may not carry excess hours
of continuing medical education over to another two-year
cycle.
B. A physician may
claim continuing medical education for the following:
1. Participating in an internship, residency,
or fellowship at a teaching institution approved by the American Medical
Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, or the American
Osteopathic Association. A physician may claim one credit hour of continuing
medical education for each one day of training in a full-time approved program,
or for a less than full-time training on a pro rata basis. In this subsection
teaching institutions define "full-time."
2. Participating in an education program for
an advanced degree in a medical or medically-related field in a teaching
institution approved by the American Medical Association, the Association of
American Medical Colleges, or the American Osteopathic Association. A physician
may claim one credit hour of continuing medical education for each one day of
full-time study or less than a full-time study on a pro rata basis. In this
subsection teaching institutions define "full-time".
3. Participating in full-time research in a
teaching institution approved by the American Medical Association, the
Association of American Medical Colleges, or the American Osteopathic
Association. A physician may claim one credit hour of continuing medical
education for each one day of full-time research, or less than full-time
research on a pro rata basis. In this subsection teaching institutions define
"full-time".
4. Participating in an
education program certified as Category 1 by an organization accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, 515 North State Street,
Suite 2150, Chicago, Illinois 60610.
5. Participating in a medical education
program designed to provide understanding of current developments, skills,
procedures, or treatments related to the practice of medicine, that is provided
by an organization or institution accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education.
6.
Serving as an instructor of medical students, house staff, other physicians, or
allied health professionals from a hospital or other health care institution
with a formal training program, if the instructional activities provide the
instructor with understanding of current developments, skills, procedures, or
treatments related to the practice of allopathic medicine.
7. Publishing or presenting a paper, report,
or book that deals with current developments, skills, procedures, or treatments
related to the practice of allopathic medicine. The physician may claim one
credit hour for each hour preparing, writing, and presenting materials:
a. Actually published or presented;
and
b. After the date of
publication or presentation.
8. A credit hour may be earned for any of the
following activities that provide an understanding of current developments,
skills, procedures, or treatments related to the practice of allopathic
medicine:
a. Completing a medical education
program based on self-instruction that uses videotapes, audiotapes, films,
filmstrips, slides, radio broadcasts, or computers;
b. Reading scientific journals and
books;
c. Preparing for specialty
board certification or recertification examinations;
d. Participating on a staff or quality of
care committee, or utilization review committee in a hospital, health care
institution, or government agency.
C. If a physician holding an active license
to practice medicine in this state fails to meet the continuing medical
education requirements under subsection (A) because of illness, military
service, medical or religious missionary activity, or residence in a foreign
country, upon written application, the Board shall grant an extension of time
to complete the continuing medical education.
D. The Board shall mail to each physician a
license renewal form that includes a section regarding continuing medical
education compliance. The physician shall sign and return the form certified
under penalty of perjury that the continuing medical education requirements
under subsection (A) are satisfied for the two-calendar-year period preceding
biennial renewal. Failure to receive the license renewal form under subsection
(A) shall not relieve the physician of the requirements of subsection (A). The
Board may randomly audit a physician to verify compliance with the continuing
medical education requirements under subsection (A).
