Checking that a physician is participating in continuing certification
The ABMS Board Certification Credentials Profile includes information about a physician’s board certification and continuing certification (formerly Maintenance of Certification/MOC) participation status. The display includes the status of all a physician’s specialty (and subspecialty, if any) certificates from an ABMS Member Board.
The display resulting from a search includes the status of all the physician’s individual specialty (and subspecialty, if any) certificates. For each specialty and subspecialty certificate listed, either a “Yes”, “No” or “Not Required” response is given as to whether that physician is participating in the MOC program of his or her specialty board(s). A display of “No” could indicate that the physician has chosen not to fulfill MOC requirements for that certificate. A display of “Not Required” means that certification was achieved in that specialty before the certifying board established its continuing certification program, and therefore participation is not required. If the participation status is missing from the display, it could mean that the physician’s certifying board(s) has not yet sent the latest status to ABMS. As each board has specific requirements, it is best to check with the individual ABMS Member Board.