Joint Accreditation certificate requirements for jointly accredited providers

In support of improving patient care, [Provider name] is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Use it as written, with the Joint Accreditation Provider Mark next to it. It goes on the certificate and on every activity material learners see before they take part.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by [Provider name] and [Partner name]. [Provider name] is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

For an activity planned, implemented and evaluated by two or more organizations. The web page gives the planning sentence (“this activity has been planned and implemented by ______ and ______”) followed by the same accreditation sentence as above. Name every partner.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive [X.X] Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Optional. Use it, with the IPCE credit mark, only for activities planned by and for a team of two or more professions. It is added to the Joint Accreditation statement, never used instead of it. The 2017 memo says “credits”; the current web page says “credit”.

[Provider name] designates this [learning format] for a maximum of [X.X] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Must be written without paraphrasing and listed separately from the accreditation statement. The learning format is one of the AMA formats, for example “live activity” or “enduring material”. Always write the full italicized trademark “AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™”.

[Provider name] certifies that [Physician name] [Degree] has participated in the [learning format] titled [Activity title] on [Date] and is awarded [X.X] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

An example wording from the AMA. The certificate must show the physician’s name, the provider name, the activity title, the learning format, the date, and the number of credits the physician actually claimed.

[Provider name] certifies that [Participant name] has participated in the [learning format] titled [Activity title] on [Date]. This activity was designated for [X.X] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Only physicians may be awarded AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Other learners may get this documentation of participation instead. Under Joint Accreditation most of them get their own profession’s credit, so this wording is rarely needed.

[X.X] ANCC contact hours

The nursing FAQ allows three forms: “XX ANCC contact hours”, “XX CNE credit” or “XX Nursing contact hours”. Do not use the ANCC logo or the ANCC accreditation statement, and never write “CEU” for nursing credit.

Credit is recorded in CPE Monitor® under Joint Accreditation Universal Activity Number [JA0000000-0000-26-001-L01-P].

There is no certificate wording for pharmacy credit. Jointly accredited providers should not give US pharmacists or technicians a paper statement of ACPE credit; the learner prints it from their NABP e-Profile. If you do hand out a certificate, tell the learner it is not the official record. The Universal Activity Number (UAN) is created in JA-PARS and starts with your Joint Accreditation provider ID, for example “JA1234567-0000-17-001-L04-P”.

[Provider name] has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for [X.X] AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

For enduring materials add “Approval is valid until [Expiration date].” after the credit sentence. Separate wordings exist for other/blended, PI-CME and self-assessment formats. The AAPA credit logo goes next to the statement.

Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (1 IPCE credits = 1 CPEU). If the activity is dietetics related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (1 hour/60 minutes = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Logs.

The CDR logo with this text is required on every certificate issued by a jointly accredited provider, whatever the activity’s target profession.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, [Provider name] is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive [X.X] [type] continuing education credits.

The type is ethics, clinical, cultural competence or general. The ACE logo may be added; the ASWB logo may not.

[Provider name] is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org. [Provider name] designates this activity for [X.X] continuing education credits.

Required on the verification of participation given to dental professionals and on publicity. The ADA CERP logo may be added but never alone.

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Certificates must carry the APA logo and this statement, plus the activity name and date, the credits earned, and a signature or other verification from the provider.

[Provider name] designates this [synchronous in-person / synchronous virtual / asynchronous] activity for a maximum of [X.X] COPE credit hours.

This is the marketing statement. The certificate itself must show the COPE Activity Number and COPE Course Number(s) that COPE staff assign before the activity.

[Provider name] (BOC AP#: [JA0000000]) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of [X.X] Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Goes in activity materials with the BOC-AP logo. The BOC approved-provider number is your Joint Accreditation ID.