Wyoming DO CME requirements

At a glance: DO (osteopathic physician)

Hours

60 hours every 3 years

Renewal cycle

Every 3 years

Deadline

June 30 every year (annual renewal); at each renewal you verify 60 hours earned in the previous three years

Required topics

1

Hours carry over

No

First renewal

Board Rules Ch. 3 §7(b)(i): the CME requirement does not apply to physicians who have held a Wyoming license for less than three years as of the renewal date. The controlled-substance hour comes from statute and may still apply; see topics.

Reporting

Each year you sign the Board's affidavit on the renewal application that you met the CME requirement or are exempt (Ch. 3 §7(e)). The Board audits about 10% of active licensees; if selected, send a signed statement and all supporting documents within 45 days (§7(h)). Keep CME records at least four years (§7(f)). Exemptions: ABMS member-board certification or recertification within the past three years, ACGME or RCPSC residency within three years, or an inactive license (§7(b)). The Board offers ACCME CME tracking (optional).

Board

Wyoming Board of Medicine

Board Rules Ch. 1 §10: after the first renewal, every physician license is renewed no later than June 30 each year; late renewals with the grace surcharge are accepted until September 30. W.S. 33-26-305(a): licenses lapse annually and renewal requires proof of meeting the Board's CME rules. Board Rules Ch. 3 §7(a): 60 hours earned 'during the previous three (3) years', a rolling window checked at each annual renewal, not a fixed three-year period. A license first issued July 1 to February 28 is first due the next June 30; one issued March 1 to June 30 runs to June 30 of the following year.

Deadline

In Wyoming, the date depends on your license: June 30 every year (annual renewal); at each renewal you verify 60 hours earned in the previous three years.

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Required topics

• Responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance use disorders Confirm with your Board1 hour · Once every 2 years · Physicians registered with the DEA
  W.S. 33-26-202(b)(xiv) (2019 SF 47): the Board 'shall require licensees who are registered with the board of pharmacy to dispense a controlled substance in this state to complete one (1) hour of continuing education related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or the treatment of substance abuse disorders every two (2) years.' It applies to physicians with a Wyoming controlled substance registration (not DEA registration as such). The Board's CME rule (Ch. 3 §7) does not restate it, so whether it counts within the 60 hours and whether the first-three-years exemption covers it are not stated; confirm with the Board.

Credit that counts

• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Ch. 3 §7(a)(i): AMA-approved Category I or II CME, in any combination.
• AMA PRA Category 2Ch. 3 §7(a)(i): AMA Category II counts; there is no Category 1 minimum.
• AOA Category 1-ACh. 3 §7(a)(ii): AOA-approved CME. The rule applies to MDs and DOs alike.
• AOA Category 1-BCh. 3 §7(a)(ii) accepts 'AOA-approved continuing medical education' without limiting the category.
• AAFP Prescribed credit Confirm with your BoardNot named in the rule. The rule accepts AMA-approved Category I or II CME and 'other documented and verifiable' activities that enhance medical skills (§7(a)(v)); AAFP Prescribed credit should qualify, but the Board has not said so in writing.