Maintain Certification

Requirements of Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

A Four-Part Process for Continuous Learning

ABAI diplomates must complete all four parts of the MOC process in order to successfully maintain their certification. Diplomates are also required to annually log into their web portal page to update their demographic and contact information.

Professional Standing: Medical specialists must hold a valid, unrestricted medical license(s) in at least one state or jurisdiction in the United States, its territories or Canada.
- Diplomates must log onto their ABAI Web Portal page and attest annually to having a current, valid, unrestricted license(s) to practice medicine in the United States, territories, or Canada. A copy of all medical licenses will be required when diplomates are in the last six-month block of their ten-year MOC cycle.
- ABAI diplomates are required to annually log into their web portal page to update their demographic and contact information.
Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment: Physicians participate in educational and self-assessment programs that meet specialty-specific standards that are set by their member board.
- Attest to completing 25 CME credits each year
- Complete a patient safety module once every ten years
Cognitive Expertise: Diplomates demonstrate, through the Continuous Assessment Program (CAP), that they have the fundamental, practice / environment-related knowledge to provide quality care in their specialty.
- CAP consists of two five-year cycles, for a total of 10 years. Each year has two six-month blocks of articles and questions as well as 10 core / general knowledge questions. The first block is February 15th through July 15th. The second block is August 15th through January 15th.
Practice Assessment/Quality Improvement: Physicians are evaluated in their clinical practice according to specialty-specific standards for patient care. They are asked to demonstrate that they can assess the quality of care they provide compared to peers and national benchmarks and then apply the best evidence or consensus recommendations to improve that care using follow-up assessments.
- Complete a practice assessment/quality improvement module once every five years

This chart illustrates the various requirements of the ABAI MOC program on a year-by-year basis throughout the ten year life of an ABAI certificate. Click on the links to learn more about each requirement.

Timeline of MOC Requirements

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YR. 10

Part I: Professional Standing

Maintain unrestricted medical license throughout cycle
Remit Annual MOC fee
Update demographic and contact information as required

Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment

Attest to 25 allergy/immunology CME credits per year
Complete 1 Patient Safety Module

Part III: Cognitive Expertise

Continuous Assessment Program (CAP)

Part IV: Practice Assessment/ Quality Improvement

Complete 1 Practice Assessment/ Quality Improvement Module:

Patient Safety
Disease-Specific
Procedure-Specific

Complete 1 Practice Assessment/ Quality Improvement Module:

Patient Safety
Disease-Specific
Procedure-Specific

Meeting MOC Requirements

As of January 1, 2010, all MOC requirements must be completed on or by December 31st of the year they are due in order to be reported as "Meeting MOC Requirements." Diplomates who have not completed all MOC requirements by the date they are due will be reported as "Not Meeting MOC Requirements." Upon completion of the incomplete requirement(s), the diplomate will be reported as "Meeting MOC Requirements."

Please note that participation in the ABAI MOC program is voluntary for diplomates with time-unlimited certificates and it will not affect their certification status.