Initial Applicants

Observation of an Activity in Progress (00-07-B)

Initial Applicant

As part of the initial application process, a provider seeking accreditation must have a portion of the continuing medical education activity reviewed by the on-site survey team.

Re-accreditation Applicant

As part of the resurvey for CME accreditation, it will be necessary for the survey team to view a portion of the educational activity when a provider has the following accreditation status: non-accreditation, probationary accreditation or full accreditation of two (2) or three (3) years.

It will be optional to have the survey team view an educational activity when a provider has the following accreditation status: full accreditation of four (4) or six (6) years. The chair of the survey team and/or the Focused Task Force on Accreditation may request that a provider schedule the on-site survey with review of an educational activity at their discretion.

Initial Applicants for Accreditation (00-12-C)

An organization applying for survey at its initial CME activity should be advised that it is very difficult to demonstrate its ability to comply with the Essential Areas, Elements and Policies until after at least one event has been completed. However, if the organization still wishes to proceed with an on-site survey during their first CME offering, the OSMA will comply, assuming that the Application for Accreditation has been approved by the Screening Committee of the Focused Task Force on Accreditation. In order to complete the process, the organization must provide documentation of subsequent evaluation and of its use in planning future CME activities, before the Focused Task Force on Accreditation will make a decision regarding accreditation award.

(Reference ACCME 83-A-04)

Initial Applicants Who Receive Non-Accreditation (00-12-D)

Initial applicants who receive non-accreditation may not be reviewed again by the OSMA until one year from the date of the OSMA Focused Task Force on Accreditation meeting at which the decision was made.

(Reference ACCME 93-D-01)