Annual Professional Team Members’ CEU Requirements and Para-Professional Team Members’ Training Requirements

Sep 23, 2026

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Annual professional DSMES team members who are not certified as CDE® or BC-ADM must submit documentation showing 15 CEU hours each year based on the DSMES service anniversary month. Para-professional team members must document 15 hours of training annually under defined topic guidelines. Requirements apply at DSMES service application, during the 12 months prior, and throughout the 4-year recognition period. CEUs must be diabetes-related, delivered by an NCBDE-approved provider, with specific topic categories. Certificates must include member identity, program title, dates, CE hour counts, and the approved credentialing body; certain logs and credits are not accepted.

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CEU and Training Timing Requirements

Annual Basis on DSMES Anniversary Month

CEU Providers and Topic Requirements

Diabetes Specific and Diabetes Related

Psychosocial, Education, and Program Management

When Program Title Does Not Fit

CEU Certificates and Logs

Required Certificate Fields

Accepted and Not Accepted Documentation

Non-Accepted CEU Examples

Abbreviations

BLS and ACLS

Annual Professional Team Members’ CEU Requirements and Para-Professional Team Members’ Training Requirements 􀂃 Professional team members that are not a CDE® or BC-ADM require documentation reflecting 15 hours of CEUs annually per the DSMES service anniversary month that meet all the below guidelines. 􀂃 Para-professional team members require documentation reflecting 15 hours of training annually per the DSMES service anniversary month and the below topic guidelines. 􀂃 The CEUs and training are required: o At the time of the DSMES service application o The 12 months prior to the DSMES service application submission date o During the DSMES service’s 4 year Recognition period. 􀂃 The annual requirements are based on the DSMES service’s anniversary month CEU Providers and Topics 􀂃 It is important to understand that the annual professional DSMES team member CEU requirement replaces the requirement that professional team members be a CDE® or BC-ADM 􀂃 Professional team member CEUs must be diabetes related per the NCBDE exam content areas which can be found on page 22 – 24 of the link: [http://www.ncbde.org/assets/1/7/Handbook_Current.pdf](http://www.ncbde.org/assets/1/7/Handbook_Current.pdf) 􀂃 The CEU must be provided by a NCBDE approved CEU organization found at: [http://www.ncbde.org/assets/1/7/Handbook_Current.pdf](http://www.ncbde.org/assets/1/7/Handbook_Current.pdf) CEU Topics 􀁸 Diabetes Specific 􀁸 Diabetes Related: nutrition, exercise, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, stroke, lipids, obesity, metabolic syndrome, etc. 􀁸 Psychosocial: psychological, behavioral or social content related to diabetes, self-management or chronic disease. 􀁸 Education: knowledge assessment, learning principles, education, training or instructional methods 􀁸 Program Management: operations of the DSME, including business operations, performance improvement, case and disease management. If the program title does not fit one of the above: Include a copy of the official program brochure with objectives or a copy of the official course outline. 􀂃 CEU Certificates and Logs o The CEU certificate must display the following 􀂃 DSMES team member’s name 􀂃 Title of the CEU program 􀂃 Date/s the CEU hours were earned 􀂃 Number of CE hours 􀂃 Name of the NCBDE approved credentialing body o RD or CDE logs are not accepted because they are populated by the RD o Pharmacists CPE logs are accepted 􀂃 CPE (Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education) will no longer provide CEU certificates. CPE populates the logs with the CEU data 􀂃 CEUs-Not accepted o Exhibit hall hours o BLS * and ACLS ** courses o Poster Sessions: unless accompanied by objectives provided during the session o Academic credits (college credits) unless the college or university: 􀂃 is approved by an NCBDE recognition organization 􀂃 the college/university converts the credits to CEU hours and provides verification of conversion on official letterhead *BLS – Basic Life Support **ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support

FAQs

Who must meet the 15 CEU hours requirement, and who must meet the 15 training requirement?

Professional team members who are not CDE® or BC-ADM must document 15 CEU hours annually. Para-professional team members must document 15 hours of training annually.

When are CEUs and training required for the DSMES service process?

They are required at the time of the DSMES service application, during the 12 months prior to the submission date, and during the DSMES service’s 4-year recognition period.

What are the CEU topic requirements and what happens if a program title does not fit?

CEUs must be diabetes-related and fall into categories such as diabetes specific/related, psychosocial, education, or program management. If the program title does not fit, include a copy of the official program brochure with objectives or the official course outline.

Sep 23, 2026

Uploaded by Finn