Reinstatement for Diplomates Due in 2020 and Later
Diplomates certified between 2009 and 2019 who chose not to transition to continuous certification in 2020 will be considered “Certified – Not Meeting Requirements.” Certification can be reinstated if the reinstatement requirements are met prior to December 31, 2021 (two years from initiation of C-cert). Physicians who do not meet the reinstatement requirements by December 31, 2021 will be required to take the initial certification examination to regain certification.
Reinstatement requirements are as follows:
- Pay reinstatement fee
- Pay annual C-cert fees from time of lapse to present
- Submit CME as displayed in transition requirements CME table for C-cert, PLUS six subspecialty-specific AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for each year past the recertification lapse date by December 31, 2021
- Read annual reading list of journal articles
- Take and pass current year's C-cert quiz
- Take and pass C-cert quizzes from lapsed period