AOE Compliance Connection

Welcome to AOE’s December 2024 edition of AOE Compliance Connection, our monthly newsletter. This month, we just want to take a few moments in this busy holiday season to extend a heartfelt greeting to you and your team!

Our brief newsletter this month will include annual reporting requirement reminders, 2025 ACCME annual fee information, and some information about the 2025 Alliance Annual Conference. As you and your CE team prepare to kick off the new year, make sure that you have already added our social media to your weekly rhythm to make the most of our compliance tips and updates. It’s our gift to you!

All of us at AOE extend a very warm “Happy Holidays!” to you and yours!

This January, AOE will be attending and exhibiting at the Alliance 2025 Annual Conference, from January 8-11. This year, the conference will take place in Orlando, Florida. Several of our staff will also be presenting at the conference; we’ll hope to cross paths with many of you!

Annual Reporting is completed via the ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) and will be due March 31, 2025. To access information regarding PARS, inclusive of the reporting requirements, please click here.  You can also read a helpful FAQ dedicated to this topic.

ANCC

Annual reporting is completed via the ANCC Nursing Activity and Reporting System (NARS) and will be due April 1, 2025. To access ANCC Annual Reporting Requirements, click here. Additionally, an FAQ page that includes NARS topics can be found here.

ACPE

There is no annual report required for ACPE, as activity data is captured ‘real-time’ via the Provider Web Tool and CPE Monitor.

Joint Accreditation

Annual reporting is completed via the Joint Accreditation’s Program and Activity Reporting System (JA-PARS) and will be due March 31, 2025. To access last year’s Joint Accreditation Annual Reporting Requirements, click here. You can also access additional resources, including: Annual Reporting Checklist, a How-to Video, and Annual Reporting Webinars.

MOC Year-End Reporting

Learners need to enter their CME for MOC completion data for 2024 in PARS by the following deadlines:

• For ABP, the deadline for PARS submission was December 1, 2024
  • The ACCME states that: “All ABP learner credit data should be submitted within 30 days of activity completion, and learner credit data for ABP activities conducted after December 1 should be entered immediately in order to allow ABP diplomates with cycles ending that year to meet certification requirements and re-enroll by established deadlines.”
• For the ABA, ABIM, ABO, ABOHNS, ABPath, and ABS, the deadline for PARS submission is December 31, 2024

The ACCME encourages providers to report this data in PARS on a regular basis throughout the year, as they complete activities (preferably within 30 days of the completion of the activity and evaluation). This tutorial provides additional information about submission of learner data in PARS; additionally, providers can learn more about uploading via batch processes or web services here.

The ACCME annual fee increase began in 2024 and continues in 2025, delineated by the 5 tiers determined by activity numbers reported in 2020-2022. Tier 1 represents those organizations who reported 43 or fewer activities, and Tier 5 represents those who reported more than 1,906. This only applies to annual accreditation fees; other service fees will continue as flat fees. The fee is payable by January 31 of each year, and providers can expect to receive communication from the ACCME directly to the email listed in the contact information. Read more about the fee changes (and see the full fee schedule) here or access it via PDF here.

• Alliance 2025 Annual Conference
  January 8-11, 2025, Orlando, FL
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• NCPD 2025 Accreditation Workshop
  February 4-5, 2025, Virtual
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• Learn to Thrive 2025
  April 23-25, 2025, Chicago, IL
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