Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Under A.R.S.
§
32-1825(B),
a licensee is required to obtain 40 hours of Board-approved CME in the two
years before license renewal. The Board shall approve the CME of a licensee if
the CME complies with the following:
1. At
least 24 hours are obtained by completing CME classified by the AOA as Category
1A,
2. No more than 16 hours are
obtained by completing CME classified as American Medical Association Category
1 approved by an ACCME-accredited CME provider, and
3. At least the number of CME hours specified
under A.R.S. §
32-3248.02
address opioid-related, substance use disorder-related, or addiction-related
prescribing and are obtained under subsection (A)(1) or (2).
B. A licensee may fulfill 40 hours
of the CME requirement for a biennial license renewal period by participating
in an approved postgraduate training program or preceptorship during that
biennial license renewal period.
C.
The Board shall accept the following documentation as evidence of compliance
with the CME requirement:
1. For a CME under
subsection (A)(1):
a. The AOA printout of the
licensee's CME, or
b. A copy of the
certificate of attendance from the provider of the CME showing:
i. Licensee's name,
ii. Title of the CME,
iii. Name of the provider of the
CME,
iv. Category of the
CME,
v. Number of hours in the CME,
and
vi. Date of
attendance;
2. For a CME under subsection (A)(2):
a. A copy of the certificate of attendance
from the provider of the CME showing the information listed in subsection
(C)(1)(b); or
b. A specialty
board's printout showing a licensee's completion of CME.
3. For a CME under subsection (B), either a
letter from the Director of Medical Education or a certificate of completion
for the approved postgraduate training program or preceptorship.
D. Waiver of CME requirements. To
obtain a waiver under A.R.S. §
32-1825(C)
of the CME requirements, a licensee shall
submit to the Board a written request that includes the following:
1. The period for which the waiver is
requested,
2. CME completed during
the current license period and the documentation required under subsection (C),
and
3. Reason that a waiver is
needed and the applicable documentation:
a.
For military service. A copy of current orders or a letter on official
letterhead from the licensee's commanding officer;
b. For absence from the United States. A copy
of pages from the licensee's passport showing exit and reentry dates;
c. For disability. A letter from the
licensee's treating physician stating the nature of the disability;
or
d. For circumstances beyond the
licensee's control:
i. A letter from the
licensee stating the nature of the circumstances, and
ii. Documentation that provides evidence of
the circumstances.
E. The Board shall grant a request for waiver
of CME requirements that:
1. Is based on a
reason listed in subsection (D)(3),
2. Is supported by the documentation required
under subsection (D)(3),
3. Is
filed no sooner than 60 days before and no later than 30 days after the license
renewal date, and
4. Will promote
the safe and professional practice of osteopathy in this state.
F. Extension of time to complete
CME requirements. To obtain an extension of time under A.R.S. §
32-1825(C)
to complete the CME requirements, a licensee
shall submit to the Board a written request that includes the following:
1. Ending date of the requested
extension,
2. CME completed during
the current license period and the documentation required under subsection
(C),
3. Proof the licensee is
registered for additional CME sufficient to enable the licensee to complete all
CME required for license renewal before the end of the requested extension,
and
4. Licensee's attestation that
the CME obtained under the extension will be reported only to fulfill the
current license renewal requirement and will not be reported on a subsequent
license renewal application.
G. The Board shall grant a request for an
extension that:
1. Specifies an ending date
no later than May 1 following the license renewal date,
2. Includes the documentation and attestation
required under subsection (F),
3.
Is submitted no sooner than 60 days before and no later than 30 days after the
license renewal date, and
4. Will
promote the safe and professional practice of osteopathy in this
state.
