The ACCME Data Updates keep accredited providers informed about the latest news on our CME for MOC/CC Collaboration, State Licensing Board collaborations, resources to support learner data reporting, and enhancements to our Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS/JA-PARS).
News for All Accredited Providers
Now Available: Connecting Your Activities to the Content Requirements of State Licensing Boards
Does the content of your activities meet the requirements of state licensing boards? If yes, you can now use tags in PARS/JA-PARS to identify those activities. When reporting your activity in PARS/JA-PARS, review the content area tags and select one or more. These tags can help physicians more easily find activities that meet their licensing requirements through CME Passport and support licensing boards that use PARS/JA-PARS to verify fulfillment of relicensure requirements. ACCME has added a reference guide to its website that explains when and how to tag activities that meet licensing board requirements. The guide also provides a complete list of available tags.
To tag an activity, select Yes in response to the following question:
The list of tags will appear. Hover over a tag to view the states associated with it.
CME for MOC/CC
Let Learners Know You Are Reporting The Credit Earned
When you register an activity for Maintenance of Certification/Continuing Certification (MOC/CC) credit, let learners know that you will report their credit directly to the participating board and that they do not need to submit a certificate. Some certifying boards, such as the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, still allow diplomates to submit certificates of credit earned, but this can lead to duplicate reporting. As we move to having all credit directly reported to certifying and licensing boards, please help your learners understand that they do not need to take any other action. They can focus on being learners! Learners can create a free profile at cmepassport.org to view a transcript of the credits reported to their boards.
Use the CME Passport® provider mark to promote the activities for which you are reporting learner credit data. We encourage accredited providers who are reporting learner credit data to utilize this mark to help demonstrate their commitment to reducing the reporting burden for their learners. Download the Provider Mark
Accredited CME providers also may use the relevant board’s badge or logo to identify and promote MOC/CC activities in addition to the required recognition statements. See the Maintenance of Certification/Continuing Certification page for links to board badges.
Register Your Activities for Our Newest Collaborating Boards: ABPMR and ABPM
The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) and the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) are the two newest certifying boards to join ACCME’s CME for MOC/CC Collaboration. If you already register activities for MOC/CC credit with other boards, we encourage you to register eligible activities for ABPMR and ABPM as well. Physicians can find the activities you register in CME Passport. The learner credit you report through PARS/JA-PARS can count toward physiatrists’ and preventive medicine physicians’ continuing certification requirements, and learners will no longer need to self-report.
Activities with a start date on or after January 1, 2025, are eligible for ABPMR Continuing Certification (CC) credit. Activities with a start date on or after January 1, 2026, are eligible for ABPM Continuing Certification Program (CCP) credit. Each board’s credit types, practice areas, and learner reporting requirements are in the CME for MOC Program Guide.
ABTS Plans to Retire Self-Reporting of CME Credit by Diplomates
Effective December 31, 2027, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) will retire self-reporting of CME credit by diplomates. Beginning January 1, 2028, ABTS diplomates will be counting on you reporting the credit they’ve earned.
Education and Resources
Registration is open now through December 4, 2026, for ACCME’s three certificate programs, including the ACCME Certificate in Data Management in Accredited CE. The three-month, self-paced program (about 15 hours) strengthens skills in the Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS/JA-PARS), improves data quality, and streamlines reporting. Learners receive:
- Interactive modules, short quizzes, and a practice test
- PARS/JA-PARS Sandbox: a safe, hands-on online JA-PARS environment where you can apply what you are learning
- Collaboration opportunities: online discussion to learn with peers
- Optional applied-practice activities for your CE program
- Two live learner support webinars
All three ACCME certificate programs for this Winter 2027 cohort begin January 4, 2027. The other two certificate programs provide learners greater expertise in educational design and the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE.
For Jointly Accredited Providers Only
Coming to JA-PARS: Reporting for IACET Accredited CEUs for Your Growing Team of Learners!
Joint Accreditation is preparing enhancements to JA-PARS to support reporting of International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Accredited Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The changes are expected to be available by the end of 2026 and will support reporting through the JA-PARS web form, batch upload, and API. IACET became an Associate Member of Joint Accreditation in the beginning of 2026.
Jointly accredited providers that chose to add IACET learners to their target audience and selected IACET as one of the credits to offer will now be able to indicate how much credit was available for the applicable activities and how many IACET learners earned that credit. If any of your 2026 activities offered IACET credit, you will be able to complete these fields in JA-PARS. If you are planning future activities, select IACET credit and remember to report the learners. As a reminder, jointly accredited providers have two opportunities each year to expand their portfolio of learners by adding professions/credits. Please contact info@jointaccreditation.org for more information.
For the 2026 reporting year, jointly accredited providers that have elected to offer IACET Accredited CEUs will be able to report:
- IACET Accredited CEUs: Just like the other credits that you might choose to offer, a field for reporting IACET credit with a prompt to help calculate the CEUs has been added.
- IACET learners: A field for reporting the aggregate number of learners who received IACET Accredited CEUs has been added.
Additional information, including the availability of the new fields in JA-PARS and reporting guidance, will be shared as implementation is completed.
Missed our Summer 2026 Data Updates? View here.
