235.000 PHYSICIAN CREDENTIALING/RECREDENTIALING

235.992           Eliminate Costly Monopoly for State Medical Licensure Credentialing by For-Profit Entity in New York and Enable Use of Alterative Credentialing Service The MSSNY will work with the New York state licensing board so that the costly for-profit FCVS service no longer has an exclusive monopoly on credentialing physicians and charging physicians hundreds of dollars

235.991           Less Costly Alternatives to “Maintenance of Specialty Board Certification” The Medical Society of the State of New York will work to enforce reducing exorbitant costs and effort required for the maintenance of certification. (HOD 2012-163; Amended and reaffirmed HOD 2022)

235.990           American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Should Adhere to its Mission The Medical Society of New York will oppose the establishment of scope of practice limitations through the use of board certifications by the American Board of Medical Specialties and its member organizations and will forward this resolution to the next American Medical Association Annual

235.989           Restricting Prescriptions to Medicare Beneficiaries The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate, and seek legislation if necessary, to ensure that health insurers and hospitals do not limit network participation, staff privileges, employment, or payments solely as a result of not having specialty board certification and any measure that would require

235.988           Alternative Maintenance of Certificate The Medical Society of the State of New York will introduce a resolution at the next American Medical Association meeting asking the AMA to explore the feasibility of developing an alternative Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program as a member benefit. (HOD 2014-66)

235.987           Maintenance of Certification The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate for a moratorium on the Maintenance of Certification and Maintenance of Licensure requirements of all medical and surgical specialties until it has been reliably shown that these programs significantly improve patient care. The New York delegation to the AMA is

235.986           Maintenance of Certification as Restraint of Trade The Medical Society of the State of New York will seek legislation to prohibit board certification requirements for hospital medical staff privileges, insurer contracts and state licensure.  (HOD 2016-214; reaffirmed HOD 2020-67 by Council 6/3/21; Reaffirmed HOD 2023 in lieu of Resolution 63)

235.985           Maintenance of Certification/Licensure (MOC/MOL) The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will ask the American Medical Association (AMA) to reaffirm the AMA’s policy regarding Maintenance of Certification and Maintenance of Licensure programs.  (HOD 2016-215) 

235.984           Continuing Certification of Medical Competence It is the position of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) that verifiable demonstration of currency and competence in medical practice as an acceptable alternative to continuing board certification by the appropriate medical specialty board(s) should include: -written attestation of good professional standing in the

235.983           Archaic Requirement that Primary Care Physicians Maintain Hospital Privileges MSSNY will call for an end to the insurance company requirement that physicians secure hospital admitting privileges as a condition to become participating (network) providers. MSSNY will seek legislation or regulation that would prevent insurance companies from denying participating status to physicians who lack hospital