diff --git a/ccpp-framework b/ccpp-framework
index 5d0769a9f..f02e876bf 160000
--- a/ccpp-framework
+++ b/ccpp-framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5d0769a9fcfb1c76e31cb43849e58e3f75a7953f
+Subproject commit f02e876bff92d6c585e1397c057f63efbba9525e
diff --git a/ccpp-physics b/ccpp-physics
index 3ad70b0a6..790c19b82 160000
--- a/ccpp-physics
+++ b/ccpp-physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3ad70b0a6ccca01948b2ffa768bebe2e779a10a2
+Subproject commit 790c19b82c811a4ff75b16c20e2869206b3429c4
diff --git a/scm/src/gmtb_scm.F90 b/scm/src/gmtb_scm.F90
index e1f830969..c3c52a05d 100644
--- a/scm/src/gmtb_scm.F90
+++ b/scm/src/gmtb_scm.F90
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ subroutine gmtb_scm_main_sub()
   use gmtb_scm_time_integration
   use gmtb_scm_output
 
-  use            :: ccpp_types,                         &
-                    only: ccpp_t
-  use            :: ccpp,                               &
-                    only: ccpp_init
-  use            :: ccpp_fcall,                           &
-                    only: ccpp_run
-  use            :: ccpp_fields,                        &
-                    only: ccpp_field_add
+  use :: ccpp_api,                           &
+         only: ccpp_t,                       &
+               ccpp_init,                    &
+               ccpp_finalize,                &
+               ccpp_physics_init,            &
+               ccpp_physics_run,             &
+               ccpp_physics_finalize,        &
+               ccpp_field_add
 
-  use iso_c_binding,      only: c_loc
+  use :: iso_c_binding, only: c_loc
 
 #include "ccpp_modules.inc"
 
@@ -103,9 +103,13 @@ subroutine gmtb_scm_main_sub()
 
   do i = 1, scm_state%n_cols
      !set up each column's physics suite (which may be different)
-    call ccpp_init( &
-      trim(adjustl(scm_state%physics_suite_dir))//trim(adjustl(scm_state%physics_suite_name(i)))//'.xml', &
-      cdata(i), ierr)
+      call ccpp_init( &
+          trim(adjustl(scm_state%physics_suite_dir))//trim(adjustl(scm_state%physics_suite_name(i)))//'.xml', &
+          cdata(i), ierr)
+      if (ierr/=0) then
+          write(*,'(a,i0,a)') 'An error occurred in ccpp_init for column ', i, '. Exiting...'
+          stop
+      end if
 
       physics%Init_parm(i)%levs = scm_state%n_levels
       physics%Init_parm(i)%bdat(1) = scm_state%init_year
@@ -147,7 +151,12 @@ subroutine gmtb_scm_main_sub()
       call ccpp_field_add(cdata(i), 'error_message', physics%Interstitial(i)%errmsg, ierr, 'none')
       call ccpp_field_add(cdata(i), 'error_flag', physics%Interstitial(i)%errflg, ierr, 'flag')
 
-      call ccpp_run(cdata(i)%suite%init, cdata(i), ierr)
+      !initialize easch column's physics
+      call ccpp_physics_init(cdata(i), ierr=ierr)
+      if (ierr/=0) then
+          write(*,'(a,i0,a)') 'An error occurred in ccpp_physics_init for column ', i, '. Exiting...'
+          stop
+      end if
 
       call physics%associate(scm_state, i)
     !use ccpp_fields.inc to call ccpp_field_add for all variables to be exposed to CCPP (this is auto-generated from /src/ccpp/scripts/ccpp_prebuild.py - the script parses tables in gmtb_scm_type_defs.f90)
@@ -195,7 +204,11 @@ subroutine gmtb_scm_main_sub()
     scm_state%state_v(:,:,:,2) = scm_state%state_v(:,:,:,1)
 
     do i=1, scm_state%n_cols
-      call ccpp_run(cdata(i)%suite, cdata(i), ierr)
+      call ccpp_physics_run(cdata(i), ierr=ierr)
+      if (ierr/=0) then
+          write(*,'(a,i0,a)') 'An error occurred in ccpp_physics_run for column ', i, '. Exiting...'
+          stop
+      end if
     end do
 
     !the filter routine (called after the following leapfrog time step) expects time level 2 in temp_tracer to be the updated, unfiltered state after the previous time step
@@ -281,6 +294,22 @@ subroutine gmtb_scm_main_sub()
     end if
   end do
 
+  do i=1, scm_state%n_cols
+      call ccpp_physics_finalize(cdata(i), ierr=ierr)
+      if (ierr/=0) then
+          write(*,'(a,i0,a)') 'An error occurred in ccpp_physics_finalize for column ', i, '. Exiting...'
+          stop
+      end if
+  end do
+
+  do i=1, scm_state%n_cols
+      call ccpp_finalize(cdata(i), ierr)
+      if (ierr/=0) then
+          write(*,'(a,i0,a)') 'An error occurred in ccpp_finalize for column ', i, '. Exiting...'
+          stop
+      end if
+  end do
+
 end subroutine gmtb_scm_main_sub
 
 end module gmtb_scm_main
diff --git a/scm/src/gmtb_scm_time_integration.f90 b/scm/src/gmtb_scm_time_integration.f90
index bc7d1f0f2..fbb16391a 100644
--- a/scm/src/gmtb_scm_time_integration.f90
+++ b/scm/src/gmtb_scm_time_integration.f90
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ module gmtb_scm_time_integration
 use gmtb_scm_kinds, only: sp, dp, qp
 use gmtb_scm_forcing
 
-use            :: ccpp_types, only: ccpp_t
-use            :: ccpp_fcall, only: ccpp_run
+use ccpp_api, only: ccpp_t, ccpp_physics_run
 
 implicit none
 
@@ -79,7 +78,11 @@ subroutine do_time_step(scm_state, cdata)
   end if
 
   do i=1, scm_state%n_cols
-    call ccpp_run(cdata(i)%suite, cdata(i), ierr)
+    call ccpp_physics_run(cdata(i), ierr=ierr)
+    if (ierr/=0) then
+        write(*,'(a,i0,a)') 'An error occurred in ccpp_physics_run for column ', i, '. Exiting...'
+        stop
+    end if
   end do