pplications requesting less than 3 contact hours must be submitted at least 10 business days(excluding weekends and holidays) prior to presentation date. Applications submitted after the designated time will be subject to a late fee.

Applications requesting 3 or more contact hours must be submitted at least 20 business days(excluding weekends and holidays) prior to presentation date. Applications submitted after the designated time will be subject to a late fee. Your application will not be processed until your fee is received. You application must include the following sections. If any are missing, your application will not be processed:

1. Application (Faculty Directed or Independent Study)

2. Biographical Date Forms for all speakers and members of Planning Committee

3. Evaluation Form

4. Certificate

5. Advertising

6. Commercial Support Agreement (if applicable)

7. Schedule or Agenda

Your application will be processed and we will contact your if we require additional information. If an application has to be asked for additional information after the second submission, reprocessing fees will occur.

Commercial entities are not eligible to apply for approval of activities or as provider unit. A commercial entity is defined as an organization that produces, distributes, markets or re-sells products used by or on patients. The only exception to this criterion would be if the department putting on the CE activity had sufficient corporate safeguards or firewalls between the education component and the commercial entity part.