Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
4.1. Physicians. -- Successful completion of
a minimum of 50 hours of continuing medical education satisfactory to the Board
during the preceding two-year period is required for the biennial renewal of a
medical license. At least 30 hours of the required 50 hours must be related to
the physician's area or areas of specialty.
Types and categories of continuing medical education
satisfactory to the Board for physicians are:
4.1.1. Continuing medical education
designated as Category I by the AMA or the American Academy of Family
Physicians.
4.1.2. Teaching medical
education courses or lecturing to medical students, residents, or licensed
physicians, or serving as a preceptor to medical students or residents. A
physician may obtain a maximum of 20 hours of continuing medical education
credit for this category of activity.
4.1.3. Passing a certification or
recertification examination of one of the ABMS member boards, and receiving
certification or recertification from said board during the reporting period,
or successful involvement in maintenance of certification from said ABMS member
board during the reporting period. Certification, recertification, or current
successful involvement in maintenance of certification from any board other
than one of the ABMS member boards does not qualify the recipient for any
credit hours of continuing medical education. A maximum of 50 hours of
continuing medical education credit may be awarded for this category of
activity, but a physician shall only be awarded 47 hours of credit if the
physician is a mandatory participant in the continuing education activity
described in subsection 3.2 of this rule.
4.1.4. Successful completion during the
reporting period of a minimum of 12 months of an ACGME approved post-graduate
training program or fellowship. A maximum of 50 hours of continuing medical
education credit may be awarded for this category of activity, but a physician
shall only be awarded 47 hours of credit if the physician is a mandatory
participant in the continuing education activity described in subsection 3.2 of
this rule.
There are no other types or categories of continuing medical
education satisfactory to the Board for physicians.
4.2. Podiatric physicians. -- Successful
completion of a minimum of 50 hours of continuing podiatric education
satisfactory to the Board during the preceding two-year period is required for
the biennial renewal of a podiatric license. At least 30 hours of the hours
must be related to the podiatric physician's area or areas of specialty. Types
and categories of continuing podiatric education activity satisfactory to the
Board for podiatric physicians are:
4.2.1.
Continuing podiatric education:
4.2.1.a.
Approved by the APMA or Council on Podiatric Medical Education;
4.2.1.b. Presented or sponsored by any of the
podiatry colleges in the United States;
4.2.1.c. Designated as Category I by the AMA
or the American Academy of Family Physicians; or
4.2.1.d. Presented or sponsored by the West
Virginia Podiatric Medical Association.
4.2.2. Teaching podiatric education courses
or lecturing to medical students, podiatric students, residents, or licensed
physicians or podiatric physicians on podiatric medicine, or serving as a
preceptor to podiatric students or residents. Provided, that a podiatric
physician may obtain a maximum of 20 hours of continuing podiatric education
credit for this category of activity.
4.2.3. Passing a certification or
recertification examination of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine or the
American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, and receiving certification or
recertification from said board during the reporting period. A maximum of 50
hours of continuing medical education credit may be awarded for this category
of activity, but a physician shall only be awarded 47 hours of credit if the
physician is a mandatory participant in the continuing education activity
described in subsection 3.2 of this rule.
4.2.4. Successful completion during the
reporting period of a minimum of 12 months of graduate clinical training in a
program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education or the Colleges
of Podiatric Medicine. A maximum of 50 hours of continuing podiatric education
credit may be awarded for this category of activity, but a podiatric physician
shall only be awarded 47 hours of credit if the licensee is a mandatory
participant in the continuing education activity described in subsection 3. 2
of this rule.
There are no other types or categories of continuing
podiatric education activity satisfactory to the Board.
4.3. Other than as specifically
set forth herein, in calculating continuing education activities, one hour
equals 60 minutes of activity or instruction.
