Certification status reported to ABMS will contain the notation that a diplomate with a time-limited certificate is either “clinically active” or “clinically inactive.” The designation “clinically inactive” will apply to any pathologist who is not involved in direct or consultative patient care for more than 24 months.
Diplomates with time-limited certificates who are not involved in direct or consultative patient care and wish to maintain their certification status will be required to participate in Parts I-III of MOC. Since these physicians have no practice from which to draw data, they will not be required to participate in Part IV. However, these diplomates will be required to participate in MOC activities in Part II that demonstrate an ongoing knowledge of the science underlying the principles of quality improvement, including the application of such principles to clinical situations using real or simulated data.
Diplomates returning to active practice after a period of inactivity exceeding 24 months should notify the ABP immediately upon re-entering active practice and must begin participating in and reporting Part IV activities within six months.