EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE

If the candidate does not successfully complete the MOC-D process prior to expiration of his/her time-limited certificate, he/she will remain eligible to participate in the process but will cease to be Board-certified until the process is successfully completed and a new time-limited certificate is issued. If the candidate successfully completes the MOC-D process before expiration of his/her certificate, e.g., in year 8, 9 or 10 of the 10-year cycle, the new certificate will be issued for 10 years commencing January 1 of the year immediately following the expiration date of the prior certificate.

Should a diplomate with a time-limited certificate not complete the requirements for MOC-D by the end of the tenth year, the certificate will expire and the physician will lose diplomate status. Once the certificate has expired, the physician may not represent himself/herself to the profession or the public as being certified until successfully recertified by the American Board of Dermatology. The physician may reapply for a future MOC-D examination, but must meet all the criteria in effect at that time.