Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7-.62 - Continuing Medical Education - Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A)
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 6, March 31, 2022
(1)
(a) Every anesthesiologist assistant licensed
by the Board must earn or accrue in each calendar year not less than
twenty-five (25) hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsT or the equivalent as
defined in this rule of continuing medical education as a condition precedent
to receiving his or her annual renewal of license, unless he or she is exempt
from the minimum continuing medical education requirement.
(b) For the purpose of compliance with the
continuing medical education (CME) basic requirement stated in paragraph (a)
for only the 2010 calendar year, credits earned in the 2009 calendar year which
are not used to meet the 2009 calendar year CME requirement may be carried
forward and used to meet the 2010 calendar year requirement. Carrying forward
credits shall not be allowed thereafter.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditT continuing medical education shall mean those programs of
continuing medical education designated as AMA PRA Category 1 CreditT which are
sponsored or conducted by those organizations or entities accredited by the
Council on Medical Education of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama
or by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to
sponsor or conduct Category 1 continuing medical education programs.
(3) The following courses and continuing
medical education courses shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Chapter, to
be the equivalent of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditT continuing medical education:
(a) Programs of continuing medical education
designated as Category 1-A which are sponsored or conducted by organizations or
entities accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to sponsor or
conduct Category 1-A continuing medical education for osteopathic
physicians.
(b) Programs of
continuing medical education designated to confer "Prescribed credits" which
are sponsored or conducted by organizations or entities accredited by the
American Academy of Family Physicians to sponsor or conduct "Prescribed credit"
continuing medical education activities.
(c) Programs of continuing medical education
designated as such by the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners.
(d) Programs of continuing medical education
designated to confer "ACOG Cognate Credits" which are sponsored or conducted by
organizations or entities which are accredited by the American College of
Obstetrics and Gynecology to sponsor or conduct approved ACOG Cognate Credit
activities on obstetrical and gynecologic related subjects.
(e) Effective January 1, 2014, nationally
recognized advanced life support/resuscitation certification courses, not
otherwise accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditT, for a maximum of two (2)
Category 1 credits for each course. Basic life support courses are excluded and
are not deemed to be the equivalent of Category 1 continuing medical
education.
(f) Programs accredited
by the Federation for Advancement of Anesthesia Care Team (FAACT) are deemed to
be equivalent of Category 1 credits only for Anesthesiologist
Assistants.
(4) Every
anesthesiologist assistant subject to the minimum continuing medical education
requirement established in these rules shall maintain records of attendance or
certificates of completion demonstrating compliance with the minimum continuing
medical education requirement. Documentation adequate to demonstrate compliance
with the minimum continuing medical education requirements of these rules shall
consist of certificates of attendance, completion certificates, proof of
registration, or similar documentation issued by the organization or entity
sponsoring or conducting the continuing medical education program. The records
shall be maintained by the anesthesiologist assistant for a period of three (3)
years following the year in which the continuing medical education credits were
earned and shall be subject to examination by representatives of the State
Board of Medical Examiners upon request. Every anesthesiologist assistant
subject to the continuing medical education requirements of these rules must,
upon request, submit a copy of such records to the State Board of Medical
Examiners for verification. Failure to maintain records documenting that an
anesthesiologist assistant has met the minimum continuing medical education
requirement, and/or failure to provide such records upon request to the Board
is hereby declared to be unprofessional conduct and may constitute grounds for
discipline of the anesthesiologist assistant's license to practice as an
anesthesiologist assistant, in accordance with the statutes and regulations
governing the disciplining of an anesthesiologist assistant's
license.
(5) Every anesthesiologist
assistant shall certify annually that he or she has met the minimum annual
continuing medical education requirement established pursuant to these rules or
that he or she is exempt. This certification will be made on a form provided on
the annual renewal of license application required to be submitted by every
anesthesiologist assistant on or before December 31st of each year. The Board
shall not issue a renewed license to any anesthesiologist assistant who has not
certified that he or she has met the minimum continuing medical education
requirement unless the anesthesiologist assistant is exempt from the
requirement.
(6) An
anesthesiologist assistant who is unable to meet the minimum continuing medical
education requirement by reason of illness, disability or other circumstances
beyond his control may apply to the Board for a waiver of the requirement for
the calendar year in which such illness, disability or other hardship condition
existed. A waiver may be granted or denied within the sole discretion of the
Board, and the decision of the Board shall not be considered a contested case
and shall not be subject to judicial review under the Alabama Administrative
Procedure Act. If a waiver is granted, the anesthesiologist assistant shall be
exempt from the continuing medical education requirement for the calendar year
in which the illness, disability or other hardship condition existed.
(7) An anesthesiologist assistant receiving
his or her initial license to practice medicine in Alabama is exempt from the
minimum continuing medical education requirement for the calendar year in which
he or she receives his initial license.
(8) An anesthesiologist assistant who is a
member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States and who is
deployed for military service is exempt from the continuing medical education
requirement for the calendar year in which he or she is deployed.
Notes
Previous Rule 540-X-7-.59 was renumbered to .62 as per certification filed September 11, 2008; effective October 16, 2008.
Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, ยงยง34-2 4-2 90, et. seq.
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