The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine requires physician
licensees to complete 100 hours of continuing medical education (CME) within the
immediately preceding two years. Ten (10) hours of CME must be in the area of risk
management.
Documentation of CME
Do not submit documentation of CME credits with your renewal form. Do keep your
own records.
Board Regulations
Physicians are expected to be aware of the contents of the Board's regulations and
must spend two hours reading the regulations. Study of the Patient Care Assessment
(PCA) portion of the regulations (243 CMR 3.01-3.16) qualifies as risk management
study. To obtain a copy of the Board's regulations, visit: http://www.state.ma.us/sec/spr/sprcat/agencies/243.htm
for more information.
Risk Management Credits
You must accrue 10 credits of risk management study. Four credits must be in Category
1. The additional 6 credits may be in Category 1 or Category 2.
- Category 1
Generally, Category 1 programs are sponsored or jointly sponsored by an institution
or organization accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education
(ACCME) to offer AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM for CME activities.
- Category 2
Category 2 is generally self-study and non-accredited study.
Risk management study must include instruction in medical malpractice prevention
and may include courses in medical ethics, quality assurance, medical-legal issues,
patient relations, risk identification, patient safety, loss prevention, utilization
review that directly relates to quality assurance, non-economic aspects of practice
management, or courses designed to reduce the likelihood of medical malpractice.
Adapted from: Instructions for Completing Your Renewal Form and Frequently Asked
Questions About Continuing Medical Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board
of Registration in Medicine.