Annual Attestation

Each year when you pay your annual renewal fee, you are attesting, or certifying, that you are compliant with all ARDMS and/or APCA rules and compliance policies and are in good standing with ARDMS and/or APCA.

By paying the annual renewal fee, the Certificant attests that they:

(a) will accrue the required number of ARDMS/APCA-accepted credit hours by the end of the appropriate three-year CME period. Further acknowledges that if they do not accrue the required CMEs, they must follow the CME Audit Reinstatement process to maintain active certification status.

(b) have remained compliant with the ARDMS and/or APCA Compliance Policies. The Compliance Policies outline violation standards that provide grounds for investigation and possible sanctions and include the following:

  • Engaged in fraud in connection with obtaining or renewing certification;
  • Engaged in misrepresentation of one’s certification status;
  • Been the subject of disciplinary action by a state licensing board/national professional association/accrediting body;
  • Been convicted of a crime or had a finding of guilty entered against them, granted probation before judgement, etc.;
  • Engaged in clinical duties while impaired due to chemical, drug or alcohol abuse;
  • Cheated or assisted others in cheating during the assessment process;
  • Failure to cooperate with the ARDMS/APCA investigation of any of the above violations.

(c) will continue to comply with the ARDMS and/or APCA Compliance Policies, which may be amended without prior notice.

* Notice regarding previously unreported violations of the ARDMS and/or APCA Compliance Policies: If you have a previously unreported violation of the ARDMS and/or APCA Compliance Policies to report, you must report the violation to the ARDMS and/or APCA Compliance Department during your annual renewal process through your MY ARDMS/MY APCA Portal. After reporting the violation, you may continue with the renewal process however, review of the violation matter you have reported will continue separately in accordance with the ARDMS and/or APCA Compliance Policies.