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 Addiction Medicine Certification Expiration Policies

Certification Year: 1986-1996

Recertification: Certification Certificates Issued from 1986-1996. Certificates for initial certification issued from 1986-1996 are not time limited and will not expire.

Physicians who have obtained such a certificate and maintain current ASAM membership will continue to be listed in the membership directory as “ASAM certified, 19xx.” However, all certified physicians are strongly encouraged to consider recertification after ten years in order to demonstrate the currency of their knowledge in the field of addiction medicine.


Certification Year 1998 -

Certification Certificates Issued in 1998 and thereafter Certificates issued in 1998 and thereafter are time limited and a will expire ten years after the date of initial certification. After obtaining initial certification, physicians with the time limited certificate will be listed in the membership
directory as “ASAM certified, 20xx,” through the tenth. year after the certificate has been earned, provided that the physician maintains current ASAM membership. After ten years have passed, physicians not obtaining a recertification certificate will forfeit ASAM certified status.

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Applications for the 2008 Exam Available Now!

Computer Testing in 2008

Computer Testing for the December 6, 2008 Certification and Recertification Exam will take place at over 400 Prometric Test Centers Nationally and Internationally. [Computer Testing Policies and Procedures 2008]
The ASAM Board of Directors approved a plan to seek specialty recognition of Addiction Medicine.

This issue of ASAM News features a special report to the ASAM membership describing the MSAG’s findings and recommendations, and outlining the proposed path toward specialty recognition for Addiction Medicine that has been approved by ASAM’s Board. [April 2008 Update][April 2007 News]

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