Vermont DO CME requirements

At a glance: DO (osteopathic physician)

Hours

30 hours every 2 years

Renewal cycle

Every 2 years

Deadline

September 30 of even-numbered years

Required topics

1

Hours carry over

No

First renewal

Rule 3.6(a): the 30 hours are due with the first renewal application after two years of licensure and every renewal after that, so a renewal that comes before you have been licensed two years needs no CME. The controlled substance hours under Act 173 are a separate condition of renewal for DEA registrants.

Reporting

You attest to CE on the online renewal application. The Board audits randomly selected licensees, licensees with conditioned licenses and may audit late renewers and those found short in either of the two previous cycles; if audited you send a detailed account of the hours claimed (Rule 3.7). The Board may give you 90 days to complete a corrective plan for any shortfall (3 V.S.A. 129(k)); not following it can lead to discipline.

Board

Vermont Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (Office of Professional Regulation)

26 V.S.A. 1836(a): licenses renew every two years; failing to renew suspends all privileges from the expiration date, and a lapsed license can be renewed with the late penalty. The Office of Professional Regulation's schedule lists osteopathic physician licenses as expiring September 30 of even years (the next is September 30, 2028). Only CME taken within the two years before the renewal date counts (Rule 3.6(a)).

Deadline

• September 30, 2028

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Required topics

• Controlled substances: safe prescribing, monitoring and alternatives2 hours · Every renewal · Physicians registered with the DEA

Credit that counts

• AOA Category 1-ARule 3.6(e): the Board requires continuing education approved by the AOA or a successor or equivalent organization approved by the Board.
• AOA Category 1-B Confirm with your BoardThe rule accepts AOA-approved CE without separating 1-A and 1-B. AOA Category 1-B is AOA-approved, so it appears to count; confirm with the Board.
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Confirm with your BoardThe rule names the AOA 'or a successor or equivalent organization approved by the Board'. It does not name the AMA or ACCME; confirm with the Board before relying mostly on AMA PRA Category 1 credit.
• AAFP Prescribed credit Confirm with your BoardNot named in the osteopathic rules. Confirm with the Board.