For licenses issued before July 1, , the license expires at midnight on the expiration date, which is the last day of the physician's birth month. If an initial license was issued for less than 13 months, only 25 hours must be completed. Topics: Physicians with exemptions for radiologists and pathologists must complete a one-time CME course in pain management and the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients. There are two ways to meet these requirements.
If this course is chosen it must include 8 hrs. Any combination of courses in these topic areas are acceptable. Featured courses include: Opioid and Pain Management CME Course - Fulfill your state-mandated CME credits while enhancing your knowledge on opioids and pain management, safe opioid prescribing and substance use treatment. Gain insights on how you can redesign your practice to reduce stress and promote well-being.
Explore and learn the importance of securely sharing electronic information with patients and other clinicians, as well as enabling safe and reliable prescribing with this course. Are you looking for more education? Show Filters Hide Filters. AMA Journal of Ethics. If you are unable to complete the minimum CME requirements due to health, military service, or undue hardship, you may request a CME waiver.
If your application for a CME waiver is denied by the Board, you will be allowed to renew your license one time; however, you will be required to make up the deficient hours over your next renewal period and document to the Board CME hours by the end of that renewal period.
If needed, you should request a waiver approximately three months prior to your license expiration. All requests are reviewed on an individual basis, and may be subject to verification of the physician's inability to comply. There are a number of educational activities that meet the content standards for CME credit. This information is provided to assist you in finding those options that best meet your needs and should not be considered exhaustive.
There are two types of faculty credit:. Practice Information. Continuing Medical Education In order to ensure the continuing competence of licensed physician, you must complete a minimum of 50 hours of approved Continuing Medical Education CME hours during each biennial renewal cycle.
By completing 12 CME hours in pain management and the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients. The 12 hours may be divided in any way that is relevant to the physician's specialty and practice setting.
Acceptable courses may address either topic individually or both topics together. For example, one physician might take three hours of "pain management education" and nine hours of "the appropriate care and treatment of the terminally ill;" a second physician might opt to take six hours of "pain management" and six hours of "the appropriate care and treatment of the terminally ill;" a third physician might opt to take one hour course that includes both topics. The Medical Board will accept any combination of the two topics totaling 12 hours.
However, all courses must also include the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs. Physicians must complete the mandated hours by his or her second license renewal date after licensure.
OR By completing a one-time mandatory hour CME course on the treatment and management of opiate-dependent patients. The 12 required hours would count toward the 50 hours of approved CME each physician is required to complete during each biennial renewal cycle.
Required CME on Geriatrics for General Internists and Family Physicians In order to ensure that physicians have the requisite knowledge and skills to competently treat California's older population, California law requires that general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25 percent are 65 years of age or older, are required to complete at least 20 percent of their mandatory CME in the field of geriatric medicine.
All other physicians are encouraged to take a course in geriatric medicine, including geriatric pharmacology, as part of their mandatory CME. The Board will waive 50 hours for each year of the CME period you spent in a residency or fellowship. You will need to provide a copy of your diploma from the residency or fellowship if completed or a letter from your program director if you are still attending the program in order to claim this waiver. You may receive. You may self-report journal readings by listing the name of the journal, number of issues you read that year, and the number of years you read that journal.
The Board must accept CME as it is reported on the certificate. Notice Continuing Education requirements change often.
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