Welcome to AOE’s May 2023 edition of AOE Compliance Connection, our monthly newsletter. In this edition, we feature helpful updates about the MATE Act (along with its implications for CE providers), and information about a new ACCME Academy course geared towards healthcare equity.
We also share information about how AOE can support your team with trainings for new hires and seasoned employees alike! Take a minute to follow us on social media (Twitter and Facebook) for weekly compliance tips and updates. We exist to support providers like you with tools and information related to all your compliance needs – don’t hesitate to email us at inquire@aoeconsulting.com!
Updates: MATE Act Requirements
The new Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act will directly affect Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) licensees beginning next month. The Act will require new (or renewing) DEA licensees to have completed at least eight hours of training (CE) specifically on opioid (or other substance use disorders) and the appropriate treatment of patient pain.
The MATE Act can be read in its entirety here, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) posted related updates for DEA licensees, and helpful information from the Department of Justice can be read here.
The DEA was given 90 days (from March 27, 2023) to inform practitioners about how to meet the new training requirements before they take effect (on June 27, 2023).
In response to the ruling, the ACCME has compiled an FAQ page to address the provider questions related to the new requirements and their connection to CE. They address questions such as “What does the MATE Act mean for accredited CE?”, “When must clinicians complete the requirement?” and “What content can be included?”
If you have questions about your organization’s next steps regarding the MATE Act, don’t hesitate to reach out to us!
CE Compliance Help: New Checklist Resource
The latest course on ACCME Academy has been unveiled: Accessibility in Continuing Education. Designed with CE planners and faculty in mind, the purpose is specifically to provide strategies for the development of education that “is accessible and that can promote healthcare equity”.
This course consists of 5 hours of instruction, total, and covers four key content areas: Connecting Health Equity and CE, Learning Together with Patient Partners in CME, DEI Tools for CE Professionals, and Accessibility in CE.
The ACCME Academy, launched June 1, 2021, was exclusively designed to be an “educational home for the continuing education (CE) community”. Since its inception, the ACCME Academy has offered accredited providers free access to interactive courses, multimedia, and plentiful resources targeted at enhancing the value of CE.
Primarily, the ACCME Academy offers courses and curricula that assist providers in designing and delivering accredited education that is engaging and effective. Special focus exists in areas like faculty development and achieving Accreditation with Commendation. A few additional features include: support tools and resources for fulfilling accreditation requirements, using PARS, engaging both clinicians and patients as partners in CE teaching and planning. Additionally, the Academy is working towards creating a community for educators to learn from and with one another.
AOE Services: Trainings for YOUR Team
AOE is committed to helping our clients at every stage of the process: From initial applications for accreditation to subsequent applications for reaccreditation, and in every stage in between. We support our clients through compliance expertise, proven quality, and excellence with implementation of effective policies and procedures.
Another way we support our clients at each stage of their professional evolution is through customized trainings for new and existing employees: Whether you seek to remain current with changing policies, standards and guidelines, maintain compliance, and/or demonstrate continuous quality improvement, AOE can provide you with instruction to meet your needs. Our trainings also include key items any new hire would need to know about CE compliance.
We have provided our Accredited CE Bootcamp for more than a dozen organizations as both professional development training for existing staff members and as a component of orientation training for newly hired staff. The training is customizable and typically includes the following topics:
- CE Base Camp
- CE Regulatory History
- Accredited CE Stakeholders Authority & Actions
- Accredited CE Criteria and Standards Explained
- A Look Ahead at the CE Regulatory Environment
Don’t hesitate to reach out today to AOE to schedule a training for your staff or new hires!
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Jun 27-28, 2023, Chicago, IL
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