Types of activities: ASM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education as such, activities designated as AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ count as credits for the population above.ĪSM’s program of continuing medical education covers the following curriculum: For: Physicians not licensed in the U.S., Diplomates of the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) towards recertification, Diplomates of the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology (ABMLI) towards recertification, Registrants of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM) towards certification, All other Diplomates and Registrants may claim participation.For more information, please see “How do I reactive a retired license”.ASM offers continuing education (CE) credits to various groups, please carefully review each CE with the designated group, respectively.
Please be aware that physicians choosing to change the retired status to active status will be required to pay all past renewal fees and if the physician has not practiced within the past 5 years the SPEX will be required for reactivating the license. The retired status license cannot be renewed by the normal renewal process and you will no longer receive notifications from the Department of Health. Mail the signed request and payment to the P.O. No other documents are needed for retiring.
#Florida laboratory license renewal full#
The statement must include your full name, license number and mailing address. The documentation needed to change the status from active to retired outside of the renewal period is a signed written statement from the licensee requesting the retired status. Mail the renewal form and the payment to the Department of Health, P.O. No other documents are needed for retirement during renewal. The documentation needed to change the status from active to retired during the renewal period is a paper renewal form and a check-mark in the box that says “Change to Retired Status”.
#Florida laboratory license renewal update#
The practitioner is not obligated to update his/her profile data. The licensed practitioner with a retired license is not authorized to practice in the state of Florida, but still holds a license. The preferred method of payment is either a cashier’s check or money order made payable to the Department of Health. The cost to change an active status license to a retired status at the time of renewal is $55, and $155 outside of the renewal period. For more information, please see “How do I reactivate an inactive license”. If the physician has not practiced for 2 out of the previous 4 years, the physician will be required to take the SPEX. If the license is not renewed after two consecutive biennial licensure cycles, the license will expire and the physician will have to reapply for licensure meeting the current licensure requirements.
In addition, the physician is required by law to pay the annual $250 assessment fee to the Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) unless they qualify for a NICA exemption outlined in s.766.314, FS. Physicians with an inactive status license must still renew the license every two years during each biennium, are obligated to update their profile, but are not authorized to practice in the state of Florida. The cost to change an active status license to an inactive status at the time of renewal is $389, and $460 if not at renewal.