Florida

Board

of

Osteopathic Medicine

Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:

• a copy of a state issued marriage license that includes the original signature and seal from the clerk of the court
• a divorce decree showing the name change
• a court order showing the name change (Adoption, legal name change, federal identity change)

Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation.

Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.

• All first time renewals whose license was issued subsequent to July 1, of the second year of the biennium must complete the following required courses:
  

  Course	Hours	Live/Participatory Attendance
  Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics	1	No
  Prevention of Medical Errors	2	No

• All first time renewals whose license was issued prior to July 1, of the second year of the biennium must complete the following required courses:
  

  Course	Hours	Live/Participatory Attendance
  Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics	1	No
  Prevention of Medical Errors	2	No
  Prescribing Controlled Substances (This requirement applies only to licensees registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances)	2	No
  HIV/AIDS	1	No

• Prevention of Medical Errors and Laws and Rules/Professional Medical Ethics courses can be distance learning but must include the ability to interact with the presenter of the courses.
• 40 total continuing medical education hours; including the required hours above.
• 20 continuing medical education hours must be AOA Category 1-A hours; these hours may include any required course above if the required course is certified in Category 1-A by the AOA
• You may only complete 8 total home-study hours to satisfy renewal requirements (see Home Study Hours, below).
• No more than 6 hours of CME can be used per biennium for attendance at a board meeting.

Other CME requirements:
Domestic Violence – 2 hour CME every 3rd biennium renewal (can be distance learning)

Note: If you were initially licensed in 2013 or later, you may see a reduction of $24 in your renewal fee.

• All renewals must complete the following required courses:
  

  Course	Hours	Live/Participatory Attendance
  Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics	1	No
  Prevention of Medical Errors	2	No
  Prescribing Controlled Substances (This requirement only applies to licensees registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances)	2	No

• Prevention of Medical Errors and Laws and Rules/Professional Medical Ethics courses can be distance learning but must include the ability to interact with the presenter of the courses. You must complete.
• You must complete 40 total continuing medical education hours, including the required hours above.
• 20 continuing medical education hours must be AOA Category 1-A hours; these hours may include any required course above if the required course is certified in Category 1-A by the AOA.
• You may only complete 8 total home-study hours to satisfy renewal requirements (see Home Study Hours, below).
• No more than 6 hours of CME credit can be used per biennium for attendance at a board meeting.

Other CME requirements:
Domestic Violence – 2 hour CME every 3rd biennium renewal (can be distance learning)

Note: If you were initially licensed in 2013 or later, you may see a reduction of $24 in your renewal fee.

You may receive up to 10 hours of CME credit for providing pro-bono medical services to indigent or underserved populations in areas of critical need in Florida. These hours may not be substituted for AOA Category 1-A Hours.

The following entities are approved to award this credit:

• The Department of Health
• Community and Migrant Health Centers (per s. 330, United States Public Health Service Act)
• Volunteer Health Care provider programs contracted to provide uncompensated care under the provisions o Section 766.1115, F.S., with the Department of Health

The Board of Osteopathic Medicine may approve, on a case-by-case basis, other entities for pro-bono services. Board approval must be granted prior to the performance of services. A request to provide pro-bono services to entities not listed above may be submitted to the Board office, and must include:

• Type, nature, and extent of services to be rendered
• The facility where the services will be rendered
• The number of patients expected to be served
• A statement indicating that the patients to be served are indigent
• In underserved/critical need areas, a brief explanation of the underserved/critical need being addressed

Note: Licensees who are subject to disciplinary action which requires continuing education as penalty are not permitted to receive CME credit for the performance of pro-bono services.

Home study may be used to complete a maximum of eight hours per biennium. Home study courses must be approved by one of the following:

• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA)
• College or University Extension Course

The following activities may substitute for risk management course completion:

• Three or more hours of attendance of disciplinary meetings at a regular meeting of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, provided that the licensee:
  • Signs in before the meeting begins
  • Remains in continuous attendance
  • Signs out prior to departure

  Note: This credit may not be awarded to licensees who attend a regular meeting of the Board for any other purpose.

• Volunteer expert witnesses who provide expert witness opinions for cases being reviewed pursuant to 459, F.S. shall receive 5 hours of credit in the area of risk management for each case reviewed, and may be credited up to 15 hours.