(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.
