For Podiatrists, 54 hours is the total CME requirement. No mandatory topics are listed for Podiatrists in Kansas. Confirm topic requirements with Kansas State Board of Healing Arts before the renewal cycle.
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts accepts AMA PRA Category 1 and AOA Category 1-A toward the CME requirement for Podiatrists, along with other credit it approves.
| Credit system | Notes |
|---|---|
CPME 720 | Courses offered by sponsors of continuing education in podiatric medicine meeting CPME 720 (Standards, Requirements, and Guidelines for Approval of Sponsors of Continuing Education in Podiatric Medicine, revised May 1999), adopted by reference in K.A.R. 100-49-8.Sourcehttps://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/kansas/K-A-R-100-49-8[1] |
AMA PRA Category 1 | Courses and instructional media approved for category I by the American Medical Association.Sourcehttps://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/kansas/K-A-R-100-49-8[1] |
AOA Category 1-A | Courses and instructional media approved for category I by the American Osteopathic Association.Sourcehttps://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/kansas/K-A-R-100-49-8[1] |
Board-approved credit | Other courses approved by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts.Sourcehttps://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/kansas/K-A-R-100-49-8[1] |
Podiatrists are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
Illness or injury extension: a podiatrist who suffered an illness or injury that made it impossible or extremely difficult to reasonably obtain the required hours may be granted an extension of not more than six months.