REPORTING PROGRAM; RULES; EXEMPTION

(a) The board by rule shall adopt, monitor, and enforce a reporting program for the continuing medical education of license holders. The board shall adopt and administer rules that: (1) establish the number of hours of continuing medical education the board determines appropriate as a prerequisite to the registration of a license under this subtitle; (2) require at least one-half of the hours of continuing medical education established under Subdivision (1) to be board approved; and (3) adopt a process to assess a license holder's participation in continuing medical education courses. (b) In approving continuing medical education hours under Subsection (a)(2), the board shall consider the standards of: (1) the American Medical Association adopted by that association for its Physician's Recognition Award; or (2) the American Osteopathic Association. (c) The board shall permit the hours that are not subject to board approval under Subsection (a)(2) to consist of self-study or equivalent self-directed continuing medical education according to guidelines determined by the board. (d) This section does not apply to a license holder who is exempt by rule from paying the registration fee under Section 156.002(a).