AAMA Maintenance and Reaccreditation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many continuing education units (CEUs) are required to recertify the CMA (AAMA) credential during each 60-month recertification cycle?
- 30 CEUs
- 45 CEUs
- 60 CEUs (Correct answer)
- 90 CEUs
Correct answer: 60 CEUs
The AAMA requires 60 CEUs over each 60-month recertification cycle to maintain the CMA (AAMA) credential.
Question 2: Which AAMA-approved category allows CEUs to be earned by serving as a CMA (AAMA) examination proctor?
- Category 1: Academic Education
- Category 2: Approved Continuing Education Programs
- Category 3: Professional Activities (Correct answer)
- Category 4: Self-Study Programs
Correct answer: Category 3: Professional Activities
Proctoring the CMA (AAMA) examination is classified under Category 3 (Professional Activities) for CEU credit.
Question 3: A CMA (AAMA) who allows her credential to lapse must do which of the following to reinstate it?
- Submit a reinstatement fee and complete a refresher course
- Retake and pass the CMA (AAMA) certification examination (Correct answer)
- Submit 60 CEUs retroactively for the lapsed period
- Petition the AAMA Board of Trustees for reinstatement
Correct answer: Retake and pass the CMA (AAMA) certification examination
A lapsed CMA (AAMA) credential cannot be reinstated through CEUs; the individual must retake and pass the certification exam.
Question 4: Which of the following is NOT an approved source of CEUs for CMA (AAMA) recertification?
- AAMA-approved seminars
- In-service training programs approved by AAMA
- Personal reading of non-approved medical journals (Correct answer)
- Accredited college courses in health sciences
Correct answer: Personal reading of non-approved medical journals
Personal reading of journals not approved by AAMA does not qualify for CEU credit toward recertification.
Question 5: What is the maximum number of CEUs that can be earned in Category 1 (Academic Education) during a single recertification cycle?
- 10 CEUs
- 20 CEUs
- 30 CEUs (Correct answer)
- 60 CEUs
Correct answer: 30 CEUs
AAMA limits Category 1 academic education credits to a maximum of 30 CEUs per recertification cycle.
Question 6: A CMA (AAMA) completes 60 CEUs but only 5 are in the content area of general and administrative topics. What is the recertification status?
- Approved — total CEUs meet the requirement (Correct answer)
- Denied — at least 10 CEUs must be in administrative topics
- Denied — distribution among content areas is not enforced
- Approved only if the remaining CEUs cover clinical topics
Correct answer: Approved — total CEUs meet the requirement
AAMA does not impose a minimum number of CEUs per content area; only the total of 60 CEUs across the cycle matters.
Question 7: When does the 60-month recertification cycle officially begin for a newly credentialed CMA (AAMA)?
- The date the examination was taken
- January 1 of the year the exam was passed
- The month and year the credential was awarded (Correct answer)
- The date of the first CEU earned after credentialing
Correct answer: The month and year the credential was awarded
The recertification cycle begins the month and year the CMA (AAMA) credential was initially awarded.
AAMA Maintenance and Reaccreditation 2
How many continuing education units (CEUs) are required to recertify the CMA (AAMA) credential during each 60-month recertification cycle?