ACS Joint Providership Timelines

• Request for CME—Begin the application by submitting the CME activity form 4-6 months before the program begins.
• ACS review and approval of CME Activity Form—Allow 3 business days for review.
• CME application and supporting documents—Complete the CME application 3 months in advance of the program’s scheduled start date.
• ACS to review and provide tentative approval of CME activity—Allow CPDA up to 14 business days to review your CME application.
• Approval of CME activity
• Applicant must submit final program materials for review to ensure compliance with ACCME at least 15 days in advance of the activity start date.
• CPDA will review and request any necessary edits before granting final approval for pending CME activity.

The ACS may request slide presentations for review and approval. Please keep all slides for your records.

Post-Activity Reports Timeline

Attendance List

• Live event—Submit first attendance list 30 days after the program and second attendance list for those who claimed credit days 31–60 days after the program.
• All other events—Submit 30 days after the activity ends.

PARS Data

At the time of the upload of your attendance list provide the:

• Total attendance number for MD and non-MD registrants
• Total revenues

Evaluation Data: Summary of Evaluations

• Session evaluation data—Submit all session evaluations along with the attendance list.
• Post-activity data—Submit post-activity survey results 90 days.

For questions contact cpda@facs.org.