Two expiration dates to track

The two expiration tracks

Your physician certification expires on its own schedule. When it does, a qualified physician must evaluate you again and decide whether to recertify — recertification is a fresh clinical decision, not a rubber stamp.

Your state registry ID card expires on its own, separate schedule. Renewing the card is a state transaction through the registry, with its own state fee. One renewal does not take care of the other.

The renewal sequence

Start with the physician. Book your recertification evaluation before your certification lapses; some renewals qualify for telehealth when statutory conditions are met, including a prior in-person examination by the same qualified physician.

Then handle the state side. The card renewal application and the state fee go through the registry, on the state's timeline. If you are due for both in the same season, sequence them so the physician step never holds up the state step.

No promised state processing times

The state controls how long registry processing takes, and times vary. No practice — including this one — can accelerate or guarantee state timelines, and we will not quote you a number we do not control. The practical protection is to start early: watch both expiration dates and begin each renewal well before its deadline. Current state guidance lives on the official registry and OMMU pages.

How the practice helps

We schedule your recertification evaluation, confirm whether telehealth applies to your situation, and remind you which date belongs to which system. Under the practice's stated policy, if the physician does not recertify you, you are not charged for the evaluation.

When should I start my renewal?

Early. Book the physician recertification before your certification expires, and begin the state card renewal before the card's expiration date. State processing times vary and are outside any practice's control.

Do the certification and the card expire at the same time?

Not necessarily. They are separate items with separate schedules. Check both dates — the certification with your physician and the card in the state registry.

Can the practice speed up the state's side?

No. Registry processing belongs to the state. We handle the physician step promptly; the state handles its own queue on its own timeline.

Is telehealth available for renewals?

Often, when statutory conditions are met — including a prior in-person examination by the same qualified physician. We confirm eligibility when you schedule.