Non-Compliance with any ABOMS program will result in the escalating change of a Diplomate’s status from Active to Non-Compliant and ultimately Suspended. The following information details ABOMS policy for an individual’s status to be reinstated back to Active.
Date: January 1 – February 28 (Year 1)
Diplomate Status: Non-Compliant
Restoration of Active status:
- Payment of Annual Registration fees
- No positive verification
- Completion of necessary requirements based on your year within the ABOMS Certification Maintenance cycle
Date: March 1 – December 31 (Year 1)
Diplomate Status: Suspended
Restoration of Active status:
- Contact ABOMS staff to reinstate Diplomate status
- $500 fee to open the reinstatement process on Diplomate profile
- Completion of necessary requirements based on Diplomate’s year within the ABOMS Certification Maintenance cycle within 30 days of paying the reinstatement fee
- If a Diplomate does not meet the requirements listed above within the timeframe, their status will remain Suspended and will have to wait until the following calendar year to re-enter reinstatement
Date: January 1- December 31 (Year 2)
Diplomate Status: Suspended
Restoration of Active status:
- Contact ABOMS staff to reinstate Diplomate status
- $1000 fee to open the reinstatement process on Diplomate profile
- Completion of necessary requirements based on Diplomate’s year within the ABOMS Certification Maintenance cycle and Annual Registration requirements within 30 days of paying the reinstatement fee
- In addition to the CM and AR requirements, a Diplomate must submit 20 hours of Continuing Medical/Dental Education
- If a Diplomate does not meet the requirements listed above within the timeframe, their status will remain Suspended and will have to wait until the following calendar year to re-enter reinstatement
Date: January 1- December 31 (Year 3)
Diplomate Status: Suspended
Restoration of Active status:
- Contact ABOMS staff to reinstate Diplomate status
- $1500 fee to open the reinstatement process on Diplomate profile
- Completion of necessary requirements based on Diplomate’s year within the ABOMS Certification Maintenance cycle and Annual Registration requirements within 30 days of paying the reinstatement fee
- Apply and successfully complete the Oral Certifying Examination at its next administration
- If a Diplomate does not meet the requirements listed above within the timeframe or does not pass the Oral Certifying Examination, their status will remain Suspended and must wait until the following calendar year to re-enter reinstatement
Date: January 1- December 31 (Year 4)
Diplomate Status: Suspended
Restoration of Active status:
- Contact ABOMS staff to reinstate Diplomate status
- Apply and pay required fees for the next administration of the Qualifying Examination
- Successfully pass the Qualifying Examination
- Apply and pay required feed for the next administration of the Oral Certifying Examination
- Successfully pass the Oral Certifying Examination
A suspended Diplomate will no longer be verified as having an active certificate.
An expired certificate requires successful completion of the Qualifying Examination and Oral Certifying Examination for Board Certification.