Source: State Medical Board of Ohio
On January 7, Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 442 into law which impacts the amount of continuing medical education (CME) credits a physician can earn for providing health care services as a volunteer. The changes become effective Monday, April 12, 2021.
Below is a summary of the changes in the new law that impact physicians:
- The amount of continuing education hours a physician may earn providing health care services as a volunteer will be increased to 10 hours; however, the accrual rate will change. Five hours of volunteer time will be equal to one credit of CME.
- Clinical research facility certificate: All qualifications, except an unrestricted license to practice medicine in another state or country and appointment to serve in Ohio on the academic staff of a medical school in good standing with the State Medical Board of Ohio (SMBO), have been eliminated for this license type. All renewal fees and CME requirements have also been eliminated for this license type.
- Visiting clinical professional development certificates: All qualification requirements except (1) holds an unrestricted license issued in another country and (2) has been accepted for participation in the clinical professional development program of a medical school that is accredited, as well as the certificate fee, have been eliminated for this license type.
- Visiting podiatric faculty certificates: This certificate fee for this license type has been eliminated.
The SMBO has also created an FAQ document to address questions you may have due to these changes.