21 NCAC 32R .0103. EXCEPTIONS

(a)  A physician is exempt from the requirements of Rule .0101 of this Section if the licensee is:

(1)           Currently enrolled in an AOA or Accreditation of Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited graduate medical education program;

(2)           In good standing with the Board, serving in the armed forces of the United States or serving in support of such armed forces, and serving in a combat zone, or serving with respect to a military contingency operation as defined by 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13); or

(3)           Serving as a member of the General Assembly's House or Senate Health Committee.

(b)  A physician who obtains initial certification from an ABMS, AOA or RCPSC specialty board shall be deemed to have satisfied his or her entire CME requirement for the three year cycle in which the physician obtains board certification.

(c)  A physician who attests that he or she is continuously engaged in a program of recertification, or maintenance of certification, from an ABMS, AOA or RCPSC specialty board shall be deemed to have satisfied his or her entire CME requirement for that three year cycle.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-14(a)(15); 90B-15;

Eff. January 1, 2000;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2012; January 1, 2001.