LARA-LOS-700 (4/19)
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR MICHIGAN OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
Authority: Public Act 368 of 1978, as amended
This form is for information only
This document has been developed to explain the requirements and the license renewal process to physicians licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in
Michigan.
The Michigan Public Health Code and board administrative rules requires every osteopathic physician to complete, during the 3-year period prior to the
date of renewal of the license, not less than 150 hours of continuing education in courses or programs approved by the Board of Osteopathic Medicine
and Surgery (Board). Pursuant to this requirement, the Board has promulgated rules to establish specific criteria for the board’s approval of continuing
medical education courses and programs.
REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL
The continuing education requirements apply to every physician renewing a Michigan osteopathic medicine license who has been licensed in the 3-year
period immediately preceding the application for renewal. The requirements apply whether or not the physician is actively engaged in the practice of
osteopathic medicine. No one, including medical school faculty and resident physicians, is exempt from this requirement.
Each osteopathic physician is required to accumulate 150 hours of continuing education in activities approved by the board during the 3 years immediately
preceding the application for renewal of which a minimum of 60 hours of the required 150 hours must be earned through Category 1 programs.
Beginning December 20, 2017 a minimum of 3 hours of continuing education must be earned in the area of pain and symptom management.
Every osteopathic physician who is renewing his/her license should retain records documenting the completion of continuing education. Those documents
must be retained for 4 years from the date of applying for license renewal.
DO NOT SEND THE CONTINUING EDUCATION DOCUMENTS along with the license renewal application. The Department of Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing will conduct an audit, at the conclusion of the renewal period. Physicians chosen for an audit through
an automated random selection process will be contacted by letter to submit documented evidence of the completion of 150 hours of continuing
education.
DO NOT RENEW YOUR LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED 150 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION.
An osteopathic physician who is unable to provide evidence of completion of the continuing education requirements, when requested, is in violation
of the Michigan Public Health Code and subject to one or more of the following possible license sanctions: reprimand, probation, denial, suspension,
revocation, limitation, restitution, and fine.
REQUIREMENT FOR RELICENSURE
“Relicensure” means the granting of a license to an individual whose license has lapsed for failure to renew the license within 60 days
after the expiration date.
ALL RELICENSURE APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED 150 HOURS OF BOARD APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
DURING THE 3-YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE APPLICATION FOR RELICENSURE.
CATEGORIES OF CONTINUING OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE EDUCATION
The Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery has established 2 categories of approved continuing education. The following is a brief
description of each category, the number of allowable hours that may be earned in each category during the 3 years immediately preceding the
application for renewal
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and examples of acceptable documentation:
A minimum of 60 continuing education credits of the total 150 continuing education credits must be earned through
Category 1 programs.
Category 1
A. Maximum: 150 hours, Minimum: 40 hours - Attendance at or participating in a continuing education program or activity related to the
practice of osteopathic medicine which includes, but is not limited to, live, in-person programs; and journal articles with a self-study
component, interactive or monitored teleconference; audio conference, web-based programs; or online programs approved or offered by any of
the following:
• Committee on Continuing Education of the American Osteopathic Association for Evaluating Osteopathic Continuing Education standards.
• Michigan Osteopathic Association
- Letter or certificate of completion.
B. Maximum: 110 hours - Attendance at or participating in a continuing education program or activity related to the practice of osteopathic
medicine which includes, but is not limited to, live, in-person programs; and journal articles with a self-study component, interactive or
monitored teleconference; audio conference; web-based programs; or online programs approved or offered by any of the following:
• American Medical Association
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• Michigan State Medical Society
- Letter or certificate of completion.
C. Maximum: 50 hours - Taking or passing a specialty board certification or recertification examination for a specialty board recognized by the
American Osteopathic Association or the American Board of Medical Specialties. – Certificate of successful completion.
D. Maximum: 30 hours - Successfully completing an activity that is required for maintenance of a specialty certification for a specialty board
recognized by the American Osteopathic Association that does not meet the requirements of subdivision (A) or (C) listed above. – Letter from
specialty board.
E. Maximum: 90 hours - Serving as a teacher, lecturer, preceptor, or moderator-participant in a board approved medical education or training
program. – Letter form program director.
F. Maximum: 90 hours - Conducting a formal inspection of an osteopath medical education or training program or conducting clinical
examinations of osteopathic specialty boards recognized by the American Osteopathic Association. - Documentation from the accrediting
organization.
G. Maximum: 90 hours - Participating in any of the following:
• A peer review committee dealing with quality patient care as it relates to the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery.
• A committee dealing with utilization review as it relates to the practice of osteopathic medicine.
• A health care organization committee with patient care issues related to the practice of osteopathic medicine.
• A national or state committee, board, council, or association related to the practice of osteopathic medicine.
- Letter from an organization official verifying the licensee’s participation in at least 50% of the regularly scheduled
meetings.
H. Maximum: 50 hours - Providing individual supervision for a disciplinary limited osteopathic physician. - Affidavit from the disciplinary
limited osteopathic physician who received the supervision.
I. Maximum: 150 hours - Participating in a board approved post-graduate training program. To receive credit the licensee must be enrolled in
the program a minimum of 5 months per year. - Letter from the program director.
J. Maximum: 90 hours - Publication of a scientific article relating to the practice of osteopathic medicine in a peer-reviewed journal or
periodical. – Copy of the publication that identifies the licensee as the author or a publication acceptance letter and
documentation.
K. Maximum: 90 hours - Initial publication of a chapter or a portion of a chapter related to the practice of osteopathic medicine in either of the
following:
• A professional health care textbook
• A peer-reviewed text book
- Copy of the publication that identifies the licensee as the author or a publication acceptance letter.
L. Maximum: 90 hours – Until December 20, 2019, attendance at or participation in a continuing education activity that had been approved by
the Board prior to December 20, 2016, but does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (A) or (B) listed above. - Letter or certificate of
completion.
Category 2
A. Maximum: 90 hours - Independently reading a peer-reviewed journal that does not satisfy the requirement of Category 1, subdivision (A)
listed above. The reading must have been completed prior to December 20, 2016. - Signed document, listing the journals read,
including title, publisher, volume number, article read, and the authors.
B. Maximum: 90 hours - Initial presentation of a scientific exhibit, poster, or paper to a professional osteopathic medicine organization. - Copy
of the document presented with evidence of the presentation or a letter from the program sponsor verifying the date of
presentation.
C. Maximum: 90 hours - Completing a multimedia self-assessment that does not meet the requirements of Category 1, subdivision (A) listed
above, prior to December 20, 2016. - Certificate of self-assessment provided by the program sponsor.
Accredited sponsors are required to provide a letter or certificates of completion, showing the licensee’s name, number of credits earned, sponsor name or the
name of the organization that approved the program or activity for continuing education credit, and the date or dates on which the program or activity was
completed.
RENEWAL PROCEDURES
Osteopathic medical licenses are renewed every 3 years. Submission of the online renewal application form certifies that the requirements are met. If the renewal
requirements have not been completed, the renewal application should not be submitted. Licenses can be renewed during the 60-day grace period after
completion of continuing education requirements, with the renewal fee and the additional $20.00 late fee. If a waiver is necessary, an application should be
made after the licensee receives the renewal application, but before the license expires. Licensees who have not been granted waivers should allow their licenses
to expire. An application for relicensure may be made upon completion of the 150-hour requirement during the 3-years immediately preceding the application for
relicensure.
Information, forms and instructions for obtaining board approval can be obtained from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional
Licensing.
Continuing Medical Education Waivers The Michigan Public Health Code authorizes the Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery to waive
the continuing medical education requirements for a license renewal applicant if, upon written application, the board finds the failure of the licensee
to attend the required board-approved activities was due to the licensee’s disability, military service, absence from the continental United States, or
a circumstance beyond the control of the licensee which the board considers good and sufficient.
A written request for a waiver must be submitted by mail to Bureau of Professional Licensing, Attn: Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, P.O. Box
30670, Lansing, MI or by email to [email protected]ov and shall include supporting documentation for the reason for the waiver. A waiver cannot be
requested after an application for renewal has been submitted. The Board cannot prospectively waive continuing education requirements.
To summarize:
* All Michigan licensed Osteopathic Physicians must complete 150 hours of board approved CE during the 3 years immediately preceding the
application for renewal. Of the 150 hours, at least 60 hours must be in earned in Category 1 programs.
* Submission of the renewal application and fee is considered a statement that the CE requirement has been met.
* Failure to complete the CE requirement is considered a violation of the Public Health Code.
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will not discriminate against any individual or group because of race, sex, religion, age, national origin,
color, marital status, disability or political beliefs. If you need assistance with reading, writing, hearing, etc., under the American’s with Disabilities Act, you
may make your needs know to this agency.
