Year: 2018
Resolution Number: 20
Action Taken: Approved
Status: Complete
Author(s): Jayne Courts, MD
Sponsor: Lee P. Begrow, DO
On behalf of: Kent County Delegation
Committee: B (Legislation)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine to lobby for acceptance of American Board of Addiction Medicine board certification as equivalent to American Board of Medical Specialties board certification for Addiction Medicine with hospitals and third-party payers in the state of Michigan; and be it further RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to work with the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) and American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to accept ABAM board certification as equivalent to any other ABMS-recognized Member Board specialty as a requirement to enroll in the transitional maintenance of certification program and to qualify for the ABMS Addiction Medicine board certification examination.
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine to lobby for acceptance of American Board of Addiction Medicine board certification as equivalent to American Board of Medical Specialties board certification for Addiction Medicine with hospitals and third-party payers in the state of Michigan; and be it further RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to work with the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) and American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to accept ABAM board certification as equivalent to any other ABMS-recognized Member Board specialty as a requirement to enroll in the transitional maintenance of certification program and to qualify for the ABMS Addiction Medicine board certification examination.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Board Certification Changes Impact Access to Addiction Medicine Specialists
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