The Joint Providership Agreement (JPA) is the contract between your organization and iiCME. iiCME cannot make an accreditation decision on any activity until the JPA is executed: signed by your organization and countersigned by iiCME.
When you receive it
Once iiCME finds your organization eligible, iiCME generates the JPA and sends it to you. You receive an email saying Your agreement is ready to review and sign, and your dashboard shows a Joint Providership Agreement card with a Review and sign link.
Review and sign
- Open the agreement from the email link or from the dashboard card.
- Read the full text. It names your organization, the program, the credit type, the target audiences and the fees (governed by the fee schedule in Addendum A or by amended terms iiCME agreed with you).
- In the Sign box at the bottom, type your full name and your title, and tick I am signing this electronically.
- Click Sign. The page shows Your signature is recorded; iiCME will countersign.
The person who signs should be authorized to sign agreements for your organization. The Signatures box lists who signed and when.
After iiCME countersigns
The status changes to Executed and the agreement page shows the term, for example “In effect 2026-09-02 to 2028-09-02. Renews for one year unless either party gives 60 days’ notice.” Your dashboard card shows In effect until the end date. A copy of the executed agreement is kept in the portal.
Already signed a paper agreement with iiCME?
If your organization signed a JPA with iiCME before the portal existed, tell the iiCME team. iiCME records it as a legacy agreement so that your activities can proceed.
Term and renewal
The agreement has an initial term of two years and then renews for one year at a time, unless either party gives at least 60 days’ written notice that it will not renew.
Need help?
Send a message from the activity’s Messages tab, or email the iiCME Accreditation Team at client.support@iicme.com. For the full series, see Accreditation Portal guide: start here.
Screenshots show a fictional demonstration organization, “Lakeshore Medical Society.” Your portal shows your own organization and activities.