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American Medical Association

  • Mental Health

Should Licensing/Credentialing Organizations Inquire About Clinicians’ Past Mental Health?

Despite a growing body of evidence demonstrating that asking questions about mental health, addiction or substance use history on licensing and other applications deters physicians from seeking care, several state medical license applications and credentialing applications continue to ask these questions. This iteration of the DRM series explains The Joint Commission and the FSMB’s position on this topic.

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Credit types

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 0.25 credits

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 0.25 pointsABPATH — Lifelong LearningUp to 0.25 pointsABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 0.25 pointsABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 0.25 pointsABOHNS — Self-AssessmentUp to 0.25 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Pricing

Free

Reported to ACCME by the provider

  • Journal-based
  • Credit · Up to 0.25 credits
  • MOC · Up to 0.25 points
  • Released
    Jan 13, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Jan 14, 2028 1 year left

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