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MD/DO CME Requirements

 
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ATTENTION

Some states are beginning to require that CME in certain subjects be earned only through specific Board-approved training programs. Clinicians should verify all information regarding licensure requirements with their state licensing board(s) to ensure that this activity is approved for state required CME credit. This information was updated on 8/8/2025 and will be updated annually.

See something missing or incorrect, or have other questions or comments? Please contact us.

AK

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA Category 1 or AOA Category 1 or 2. Physician may not be exempted from more than 15 hours of continuing education in a 5-year period.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

AL

 

25 total hours annually; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

AR

 

20 total hours annually; All of which must be Category 1, including 10 on subjects pertaining to physician's primary area of (current) practice.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

AZ

 

MD: 40 hours every 2 years.

DO: 40 hours every 2 years; 24 must be AOA Category 1-A and no more than 16 hours are obtained annually by completing a CME classified as AMA Category 1 by the ACCME.

State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

CA

 

MD: 50 hours of approved CME during each biennial renewal cycle (every two years). If an initial license was issued for less than 13 months, only 25 hours must be completed. All must be Category 1 approved.

DO: 100 CME hours every 2 years; 40 hours must be AOA Category 1A or 1B.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pain Management, Opioid & Terminal Illness

    MD/DO: All physicians (except pathologists and radiologists) are required to take, as a one-time requirement, 12 units on pain-management and the appropriate care and treatment of the terminally ill. Physicians must complete this requirement by their second license renewal date or within four years, whichever comes first. As an alternative, a physician and surgeon may complete a one-time continuing education course of 12 credit hours in the subjects of treatment and management of opiate-dependent patients, including 8 hours of training in buprenorphine treatment or other similar medicinal treatment for opioid use disorders. Those who choose to comply with this section shall complete the requirements of this section by his/her next license renewal date.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content does not meet full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content does not meet full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content does not meet full requirement.

  • Geriatric medicine

    MD/DO: General internists and family physicians which have over 25% of the patient population at least 65 years of age are required to complete at least 20 percent of their mandatory CME in geriatric medicine.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

CO

 

MD/DO: Effective January 1, 2026, licensees must complete 30 hours of CME per 24-month renewal period.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

CT

 

MD/DO: 50 contact hours within the preceding twenty-four month period in an area of the physician’s practice.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

DC

 

MD/DO: 50 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1 and 10 percent of the total CME requirement must be completed in topics identified by the Director of the Dept. of Health as public health priorities.

State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

DE

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, all of which must be AMA or AOA Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

FL

 

MD: 38 hours. Every 2 years.

DO: 40 hours (20 must be AOA Category 1-A). Every 2 years.

State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Domestic violence

    MD: 2 hours on domestic violence. Every 3rd renewal.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Medical error

    MD: 2 hours Category 1 or 2 on prevention of medical errors, required for first time renewal. Course must include information regarding the 5 most misdiagnosed conditions. Every 2 years.

    DO: 2 hours on prevention of medical errors required for the first renewal. Must be live/participatory attendance. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Opioids

    MD: 2 hours AMA Category 1 or AOA Category 1-A on prescribing controlled substances required for licensees registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    DO: 2 hours on prevention of medical errors and 2 hours on prescribing controlled substances (only if registered with the DEA). Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • State law

    DO: 1 hour on Florida laws and rules required for the first renewal. Must be live/participatory attendance. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Controlled substances

    MD/DO: 2 hours on prescribing controlled substances (only if registered with the DEA). Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics

    DO: 1 hour on Florida laws and rules. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

GA

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, 25% of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

GU

 

MD/DO: 100 hours every 2 years, 25% must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

HI

 

MD/DO: 40 hours Category 1 or 1A CME every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

IA

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, 20 hours of which may be carried over from the previous license period.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 2 hours of state-supplied training on child abuse identification. Every 3 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Dependent adult abuse, 2 hours on dependent adult abuse identification and reporting required for primary care providers. Every 5 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • End of life

    MD/DO: Iowa-licensed physicians who provide primary care must complete two hours of Category 1 training for chronic pain management and two hours of Category 1 training for end-of-life care every five years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Maintenance Requirement, 40 hours, 20 hours of which may be carried over from the previous license period. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pain Management

    MD/DO: 2 hours Category 1 on chronic pain management required for licensed physicians who provide primary care. Every 5 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

ID

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

IL

 

MD/DO: 150 hours every 3 years, 60 of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Dementia, 1 hour on recognizing dementia required for all licensees who have direct patient interaction with adults aged 26 and above. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Implicit bias

    MD/DO: 1 hour on implicit bias awareness per renewal period (NEW requirement 2023). Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 3 hours on safe opioid prescribing required for controlled substance license holders. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Sexual harassment, 1 hour on sexual harassment prevention. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

IN

 

2 hours on opioid prescribing and opioid abuse. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

KS

 

MD/DO: Licensee must during the 18-month period preceding the expiration date, verify completion of at least 50 credits of continuing education, at least 20 in Category 1 and the remaining credits in Category 2; during the 30-month period preceding the expiration date, verify completion of at least 100 credits of continuing education, at least 40 in Category 1 and the remaining credits in Category 2; or during the 42-month period preceding the expiration date, verify completion of at least 150 credits of continuing education, at least 60 in Category 1 and the remaining credits in Category 2.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

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KY

 

MD/DO: 60 hours every 3 years, 30 of which must be in Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

LA

 

20 hours, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids

    MD/DO: 3-hour CME course on drug diversion training, best prescribing practices of controlled substances, and appropriate treatment for addiction required for all licensees with a CDS license.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • State law

    MD/DO: 1-time board orientation course to acquaint new licensees with the Louisiana Medical Practice Act, the function of the board and its rules, opportunities available in rural and professional health shortage areas, etc.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

MA

 

50 hours by board approved provider from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AOA, AAFP or a state medical society recognized by the ACCME or from material used for point of care. Licensees may also claim 1 credit for every hour of reading a journal or a point of care resource accessed in the process of delivering patient care or updating clinical knowledge. The board has expanded experiences that will support risk management CMEs to include many topics dealing with physician burnout and wellness. Every year.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

ME

 

MD: 100 hours every 2 years, 40 must be Category 1.

DO: 100 hours every 2 years; 40 must be osteopathic medical education; primary care physicians: all must be AOA Category 1; osteopathic specialists: all must be AOA, ACGME, or AMA Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MD

 

MD/DO: 50 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MI

 

MD: 150 hours every 3 years, 75 must be Category 1.

DO: 150 hours every 3 years, 60 of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MN

 

MD/DO: 75 hours every 3 years, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MO

 

No content to show.

MS

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Controlled substances

    MD/DO: 5 hours on prescribing medications, with an emphasis on controlled substances, required for licensees with DEA certificates. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content does not meet full requirement.

MT

 

No CME requirements. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NC

 

60 hours every 3 years; All of which must be Category 1, relevant to the physician's current or intended specialty or area of practice.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

ND

 

60 credits every 3 years; All of which must be AMA Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NE

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NV

 

MD: 40 hours every 2 years; all must be Category 1. 20 hours must be in scope of practice of specialty.

DO: 35 hours every year, 10 of which must be Category 1A.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NH

 

MD/DO: 100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pain Management/Opioids

    MD/DO: 3 hours on opioid prescribing for the management or treatment of pain, or for the treatment of opioid use disorders, required for licensees who hold a DEA license number. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

NJ

 

MD/DO: 100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be Category 1. The remaining 60 hours can be Category 1 or Category 2.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NM

 

MD/DO: 75 hours every 3 years, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pain Management

    MD/DO: All new licensees holding a federal drug enforcement administration registration and license shall complete five (5) CME hours in pain management during the first year of licensure.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Opioids

    MD/DO: All NM medical board physician licensees who hold a federal drug enforcement administration registration and license to prescribe opioids shall be required to complete and submit five (5) CME hours. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

NY

 

No content to show.

  • Child abuse, 2 hours on identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment from approved providers. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Infection control, Coursework or training on infection control and barrier precautions from approved providers. Every 4 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pain management

    MD/DO: 3 hours on pain management, palliative care, and addiction from approved providers, required for prescribers who have a DEA registration number, as well as for medical residents who prescribe controlled substances under a facility DEA registration number. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

OH

 

MD/DO: 100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

OK

 

MD: 60 hours every 3 years, all of which must be Category 1.

DO: 16 hours each year, all of which must be AOA Category 1A or 1B.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

OR

 

MD/DO: 60 hours every 2 years, all of which must be AMA Category 1 or AOA Category 1-A or 2-A.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

PA

 

MD/DO: 100 hours every 2 years, 20 of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

PR

 

MD/DO: 60 hours every 3 years, 40 of which must be Category 1. 50% must be earned in areas related to the licensee's specialty, subspecialty, or certification in question.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

RI

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Public health

    MD/DO: 2 hours on universal precautions, infection control, modes of transmission, bioterrorism, end of life education, palliative care, OHSA, ethics, or pain management. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

SC

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1, including 30 within the physician's specialty.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

SD

 

No CE requirements at this time.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

TN

 

MD/DO: 40 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1 or AOA 1-A or 2-A.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Controlled substances/Opioids/Addiction/Pain Management

    MD/DO: 2 of 40 required hours on controlled substance prescribing, including instruction in the Tennessee Department of Health’s treatment guidelines (i.e., Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines) on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol, and may include topics such as medicine addiction, risk management tools, and other topics approved by the board; providers of intractable pain treatment must have specialized CME in pain management. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

TX

 

MD/DO: 48 hours every 2 years, 24 of which must be AMA Category 1 or AOA Category 1-A.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

UT

 

MD/DO: 40 hours, 34 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™. A maximum of 6 hours may come from the Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids

    MD: 4 hours on controlled substance prescribing, required for all controlled substance prescribers, .5 of which must be completed through an online tutorial and test, as described by the board in section 58-37f-402. The remaining 3.5 hours may be completed through an AMA PRA Category 1™ course that meets board requirements. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Controlled substances

    MD/DO: A controlled substance prescriber shall complete at least 3.5 hours of CME in one or more controlled substance prescribing classes. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

VT

 

MD: 30 hours every 2 years.

DO: 30 hours every 2 years; 40% must be osteopathic medical education.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

VA

 

MD/DO: 60 hours every 2 years, 30 of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

VI

 

25 hours, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WA

 

MD: 200 hours every 4 years.

DO: 150 hours, 60 of which must be Category 1-A.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WV

 

MD: 50 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1, including 30 on the physician's area of specialty.

DO: 32 hours every 2 years, 16 of which must be AOA Category 1A or 1B.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Drug diversion

    DO: 3 hours on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances. Must be provided by a board-approved program. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

WI

 

MD/DO: 30 hours every 2 years, all of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WY

 

MD/DO: 60 hours every 3 years, all of which must be Category 1 or 2.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

PA CME Requirements

 
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ATTENTION

Some states are beginning to require that CME in certain subjects be earned only through specific Board-approved training programs. Clinicians should verify all information regarding licensure requirements with their state licensing board(s) to ensure that this activity is approved for state required CME credit. This information was updated on 8/8/2025 and will be updated annually.

See something missing or incorrect, or have other questions or comments? Please contact us.

AK

 

Must show evidence of certification every 2 years through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). The Alaska State Medical board accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

AL

 

25 hours every year; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

AR

 

20 hours every year, including 10 hours Category 1 on the physician's primary area of practice.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 1 hour on the prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pain management, 5 hours on pain management required for PAs authorized to prescribe schedule II medications. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

AZ

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

CA

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or must show evidence of certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

CO

 

100 hours of CME every two years; 25 hours must be Category 1 taken within 12 months of renewal.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

CT

 

Maintain certification through the NCCPA every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

DC

 

100 hours every 2 years, including 2 on LGBTQ cultural competency and 10 on a topic designated as a public health priority. PAs may substitute NCCPA certification for the 100 hours, however, they will still be required to complete the required hours on LGBTQ cultural competency and the public health priorities.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

DE

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or show evidence of certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

FL

 

98 hours every 2 years or must show evidence of continuing education as required by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

GA

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 3 hours on practice specific pharmaceuticals (according to prescription order privileges of the supervising physician), required for licensees authorized to issue prescription drugs. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Specialty, 10 hours directly related to the specialty area of the supervising physician. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

GU

 

Current NCCPA certification. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

HI

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, AOA-1A, or AAPA Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

IA

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1 from providers approved by the AOA, AMA, AAFP, or AAPA. The remaining 50 hours can be Category 1 or 2 CME. Possessing an active NCCPA certification removes all CE requirements.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse; dependent adult abuse, 2 hours on identifying and reporting abuse of children and/or 2 hours in identifying and reporting abuse of dependent adults, unless exempt, and 1 hour recertification training for all subsequent renewals. Every 3 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Opioids, 2 hours on the CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, required for licensees who have prescribed opioids during the previous licensing period. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

ID

 

Certification by the NCCPA every 2 years or similar certifying agency approved by the board, which certification requires a minimum of 100 hours of CE.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

IL

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Dementia, 1 hour on recognizing dementia required for all licensees who have direct patient interaction with adults aged 26 and above. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Implicit bias, 1 hour on implicit bias awareness per renewal period (NEW requirement 2023). Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 3 hours on safe opioid prescribing practices. 10 hours on pharmacology for licensees with schedule II controlled substances prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 10 hours on pharmacology required for licensees authorized to prescribe schedule II controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Sexual harassment, 1 hour on sexual harassment prevention. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Child abuse, Training on child abuse and neglect provided by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Must be completed within 3 months of engagement in a professional or official capacity as a mandated reporter and at least every 6 years thereafter. The training will count toward meeting a licensee's required continuing education. Every 6 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

IN

 

Indiana physician assistants are required to maintain NCCPA certification. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

KS

 

PAs must choose either annual or biennial CME cycle. Annual requirement is 50 hours, 20 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™. Biennial requirement is 100 hours, 40 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 1 or 2 hours (1 hour for each year of chosen continuing education cycle) on acute or chronic pain management, the appropriate prescribing of opioids, or the use of prescription drug monitoring programs. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

KY

 

100 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, and must provide evidence of certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 1.5 hours on pediatric abusive head trauma within the first 2 years of licensure, or prior to first renewal. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • HIV/AIDS, A continuing education course on the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is required within the first 2 years of licensure, or prior to first renewal. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    HIV in the Urgent Care Setting: Treatment and Prevention

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pain management; controlled substance prescribing, 7.5 hours on controlled substances diversion, pain management, addiction disorders, use of the electronic system for monitoring controlled substances established in KRS 218A.202, or any combination of 2 or more of these subjects within the first 2 years of licensure, or prior to first renewal and every 2 years thereafter, required for licensees authorized to prescribe and administer schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content does not meet full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content does not meet full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

LA

 

Must maintain certification every 2 years through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 3 hours on the best practices for the prescribing of CDS, drug diversion training, appropriate treatment for addiction, and the treatment of chronic pain required for practitioners with a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) license. Must be board-approved. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

MA

 

100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, Child abuse and neglect training required under state law. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Dementia, Training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with cognitive impairments including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, is required for licensees serving an adult population. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Domestic violence, Domestic violence and sexual violence training. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Fluoroscopy, 4 hours on fluoroscopic imaging, required for licensees authorized to operate fluoroscopic x-ray systems and to perform fluoroscopic procedures. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Implicit bias, 2 hours on implicit bias. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Marijuana/cannabis, 2 hours Category 1 on the proper use of marijuana, including side effects, dosage, and contraindications, including with psychotropic drugs, as well as on substance abuse recognition, diagnosis, and treatment related to medical marijuana, required for certifying healthcare providers prior to issuing written certifications for the medical use of marijuana. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, Education on effective pain management, the risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medications, the identification of patients at risk for substance use disorders, counseling patients about the side effects, addictive nature and proper storage and disposal of prescription medications, appropriate prescription quantities with an increased risk of abuse, and opioid antagonists and overdose prevention treatments, required for licensees authorized to prescribe controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Substance Use in Adolescents: Recognition and Management in the Emergency Department

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 4 hours on pharmacology or pharmacokinetics. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content does not meet full requirement.

MD

 

50 hours every 2 years, 42 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or must provide proof of maintenance of certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Controlled substance prescribing, 2 hours on the prescribing or dispensing of controlled dangerous substances required for all physician assistants applying for a new or renewal registration to dispense or prescribe controlled dangerous substances from the Office of Controlled Substances Administration. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Implicit bias, Implicit bias training program approved by the board. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pharmacology, 8 hours on pharmacology. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

ME

 

100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be Category 1. The remaining 60 hours may be either Category 1 or Category 2, or provide proof of current certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Marijuana/cannabis, 1 hour course on medical marijuana required for a medical provider who has not previously issued a written certification to a qualifying patient for the medical use of marijuana, prior to issuing written certifications. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 3 hours, all of which must be Category 1, on the prescribing of opioid medication. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

MI

 

Michigan physician assistants have no CE or certification requirements for license.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MN

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be Category 1, or meet standards through current NCCPA certifications.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 hours AMA PRA Category 1™ on best practices in prescribing opioids and controlled substances required for controlled substance prescribers. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

MO

 

Physician assistants must maintain an active NCCPA certification every 2 years.

Missouri PAs must maintain an active NCCPA certification every 2 years.

Must maintain certification every 2 years through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MS

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1, or may provide proof of current certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MT

 

No CME requirements.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NC

 

50 hours every 2 years, all of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or provide proof of current certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

ND

 

Maintain an active NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NE

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be approved by ACCME, AOA, or AAPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NH

 

Must show evidence of certification through the NCCPA each year.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NJ

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NM

 

Must maintain NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Marijuana/cannabis, 2 hours on the medicinal use of cannabis are encouraged for certifying practitioners. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 3 hours on pain management and the prescribing of controlled substances, required for licensees who hold a federal DEA registration and a New Mexico controlled substance registration. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

NV

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, including 20 within the licensee's scope of practice or specialty.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NY

 

Required to complete course work on identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment, infection control training, and mandatory prescribers education. All providers must be state approved. Every 3 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 2 hours on identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment from approved providers. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Infection control, Coursework or training on infection control and barrier precautions from approved providers. Every 4 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pain management, 3 hours on pain management, palliative care, and addiction from approved providers, required for prescribers who have a DEA registration number, as well as for medical residents who prescribe controlled substances under a facility DEA registration number. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

OH

 

Must maintain certification by the NCCPA or a successor organization that is recognized by the board. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 12 hours on pharmacology, from an accredited institution recognized by the board, required for PAs with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

OK

 

20 hours AMA PRA Category 1™ every year, including 1 hour Category 1 CME on the topic of substance abuse.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

OR

 

60 hours every 2 years; All of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Cultural competency, 1 hour on cultural competency.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Fluoroscopy, 4 hours per year or 8 hours for a 2-year renewal period on the topic of fluoroscopy, half of which must be related to radiation use and safety and half of which must be related to the clinical use of fluoroscopy.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

PA

 

Pennsylvania physician assistants must maintain a valid NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

PR

 

No CME requirements.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

RI

 

25 hours every year; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

SC

 

Maintain NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

SD

 

30 hours every 2 years or maintain current certification by the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

TN

 

100 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 of 100 required hours on controlled substance prescribing, including instruction in the Tennessee Department of Health’s treatment guidelines (i.e., Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines) on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol, and may include topics such as medicine addiction, risk management tools, and other topics approved by the board; providers of intractable pain treatment must have specialized CME in pain management. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

TX

 

40 hours every 2 years. The Texas State board of Medical Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Human trafficking, Licensees who provide direct patient care must complete a course on identifying and assisting human trafficking victims approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Opioid, 2 hours, which must be AMA PRA Category 1™ or AOA Category 1-A, on opioid related topics, required for licensees who engage in direct patient care or who prescribe, order, or administer opioids and controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pain management, 10 hours on pain management required for all licensed personnel of a pain management clinic who provide medical services to patients, including medical directors and physician assistants. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

UT

 

40 hours every 2 years, 34 of which must be Category 1, or must maintain certification through the NNCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

VA

 

Must show evidence of certification every 2 years through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

VT

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1, or must show evidence of certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Controlled substance prescribing, 2 hours, which must be AMA PRA Category 1™ or be specifically designated as qualifying by the board, on controlled substances prescribing, including: abuse and diversion, safe use, and appropriate storage and disposal of controlled substances, the appropriate use of the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System, risk assessment for abuse or addiction, pharmacological and nonpharmacological alternatives to opioids for managing pain, medication tapering and cessation of the use of controlled substances, and relevant state and federal laws and regulations concerning the prescription of opioid controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Substance Use in Adolescents: Recognition and Management in the Emergency Department

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

WA

 

100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be Category 1 CME. Alternatives to continuing education renewal requirements include maintaining NCCPA certification with continuing competency program through the AAPA or the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WI

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1, and pass recertification exams every ten years to maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WV

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, and must maintain current NCCPA certification

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Drug diversion, 3 hours on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances. Must be provided by a board-approved program. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

WY

 

Maintain certification through the NCCPA every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

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Some states are beginning to require that CME in certain subjects be earned only through specific Board-approved training programs. Clinicians should verify all information regarding licensure requirements with their state licensing board(s) to ensure that this activity is approved for state required CME credit. This information was updated on 8/8/2025 and will be updated annually.

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AK

 

60 hours and current national certification from certifying body.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 hours on pain management and opioid use and addiction required for licensees holding a DEA number. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 15 hours on advanced pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy, required for licensees with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content does not meet full requirement.

AL

 

24 hours; must be board approved. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 6 hours on pharmacology; must be board approved. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

AR

 

15 hours to renew a license every 2 years, 20 hours if the license is expired or inactive.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacotheraputics, 5 contact hours on pharmacotherapeutics related to their specialty, including 2 on maintaining professional boundaries and the prescribing rules, regulations, and laws that apply to APRNs in Arkansas (ASBN Rules, Chapter 4, Section III,F.7.), required for licensees with prescriptive authority. In order to meet this requirement, you will need to complete the course Advanced Practice Nursing in Arkansas (2 contact hours). This must be completed prior to the renewal of your license. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Prescription drug abuse and misuse, 3 hours on maintaining professional boundaries, and the prescribing rules, regulations, and laws that apply to APRNs in the state within two (2) years of issuance of the prescriptive authority certificate. In order to meet this requirement, you will need to complete two courses: Advanced Practice Nursing in Arkansas (2 contact hours) and Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse (1 contact hour). Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

AZ

 

45 hours every 2 years on advanced pharmacology and 45 hours on subject related to APRN role are required for APRNs with less than 960 hours of practice within the past 5 years. All APRNs are required to maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

CA

 

30 hours every 2 years. Licensees holding an advanced practice license or certificate (PHN, NP, NPF, etc.) are not required to have additional contact hours beyond the 30 required for renewal of the RN license.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

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CO

 

Must maintain national certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

CT

 

50 hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Dementia, 2 hours on diagnosing and treating cognitive or mental health conditions, including but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, delirium, related cognitive impairments and geriatric depression, once for first renewal requiring CE and at least every 6 years thereafter. Every 6 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Mental health, 2 contact hours during the first renewal period in which continuing education is required and at least every six years thereafter, on the topic of mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, including (i) determining whether a patient is a veteran or family member of a veteran, (ii) screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and (iii) suicide prevention training. Every 6 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Patients at Risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Evaluation and Management of Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm in Children in the Emergency Department

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 3/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacotherapeutics, 5 hours on pharmacotherapeutics.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Public health, 1 hour on each of the following topics: infectious diseases, cultural competency, risk management, prescribing substances and pain management, sexual assault, domestic violence, behavioral health. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

DC

 

24 contact hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

DE

 

30 hours every two years; must be board approved.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

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FL

 

24 hours every 2 years, including 16 on general education. Must be approved by a state or national organization empowered to accredit nursing continuing education.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Domestic violence, 2 hours on domestic violence in addition to the 24 hours required for renewal. Must be board approved. Every 3rd renewal.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • HIV/AIDS, 1 hour on HIV/AIDS, must be board approved. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Human trafficking, 2 hours. This course does not have to be a Florida board of nursing approved course. The course must meet criteria outlined in S. 464.013, F.S. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Impairment in the workplace, 2 hours on recognition in the workplace. Must be board approved. Every 2nd renewal.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Medical error, 2 hours on prevention of medical errors. Must be board approved. Every 2 years

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Controlled substances, Licensees are required to complete the Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances course. Must be offered by a statewide professional association of physicians in this state aced to provide educational activities designated for the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award Category 1, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and may be offered in a distance learning format. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • State law, 2 hours on Florida laws and rules. Must be board approved. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

GA

 

30 hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

GU

 

30 hours every 2 years. For licensees holding an advanced practice license or certificate (PHN, NP, NPF, etc.), additional contact hours are not required beyond the 30 hours required for renewal of the RN license.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

HI

 

Registered nurses licensed in this state who also maintain active APRN licenses in accordance with this chapter and have a current national certification approved by the board are exempt from the continuing competency requirements. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 8 of 30 hours on pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics required for APRNs with prescriptive authority. The board's Continuing Competency guidance document further specifies that the remaining 22 hours must be in the APRN's area of specialty (which would exclude "general" CE). Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content does not meet full requirement.

  • Specialty, 30 contact hours, as determined by the board in practice specialty area, required for APRNs with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

IA

 

Current certification in the licensee's specialty, compliant with Iowa continuing education (CE). Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

ID

 

24 hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 12 hours on pharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, and/or clinical management of drug therapy, up to 2 of which can be on herbal or complimentary therapies. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

IL

 

80 hours every 2 years, including 50 in the area of practice, 20 on pharmacotherapeutics*, and 10 on safe opioid prescribing. Additionally, APRNs with schedule II included in their controlled substances registration must complete 3 hours annually in pharmacology*.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, Training on child abuse and neglect provided by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Must be completed within 3 months of engagement in a professional or official capacity as a mandated reporter and at least every 6 years thereafter. The training will count toward meeting a licensee's required continuing education. Every 6 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Dementia, 1 hour on recognizing dementia required for all licensees who have direct patient interaction with adults aged 26 and above. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Implicit bias, 1 hour on implicit bias awareness per renewal period (NEW requirement 2023). One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 3 hours on safe opioid prescribing practices. 10 hours on pharmacology for licensees with schedule II controlled substances prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 10 hours on pharmacology required for licensees authorized to prescribe schedule II controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Sexual harassment, 1 hour on sexual harassment prevention. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

IN

 

30 hours.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 hours on opioid prescribing and opioid abuse. The hours must be from an approved sponsor and can count toward the 8-hours pharmacology requirement. If you hold multiple CSRs, the 2 hours will count for the renewal requirement for all of them. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pharmacology, 8 hours on pharmacology. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

KS

 

30 hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

KY

 

Current Kentucky RN license every year or a current RN multistate, compact license, and a current Kentucky APRN license, including a current national certification in a KBN-approved population foci that is on file with the board

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Addiction, 4 contact hours on the dual subject of addiction disorders, including at least 1.5 hours on addiction disorder pharmacology, required for APRNs with a DEA-X Registration (Drug Enforcement Agency Registration Waiver) permitting the prescription of buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone to patients suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Child abuse, 1.5 hours on pediatric abusive head trauma. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Domestic violence, 3 hours on domestic violence within three years of initial licensure. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Implicit bias, 1.5 contact hours on the impact of historical racism and other forms of invidious discrimination on the provision of healthcare, methods of evaluating the presence and extent of implicit bias, and measures that may be taken to reduce implicit bias. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pain management or addiction disorders, 1.5 contact hours on the dual subjects of pharmacology and either pain management, or addiction disorder required for APRNs with a CAPA-CS. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pharmacology, 5 contact hours on pharmacology. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Suicide, 2 contact hours on suicide prevention, including 1 on suicide prevention generally and 1 on chronic stress, pathways to care, systems of care, and ethical considerations. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

LA

 

APRNs who are nationally board certified meet the provisions for renewal of their Louisiana RN license by holding an approved certification. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacotherapeutics, 6 contact hours each year on pharmacotherapeutics in their advanced nursing role and population foci (required in 4513 of LSBN’s rules) required for APRNs with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

MA

 

15 hours every 2 years and maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, Child abuse and neglect training required under state law. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Dementia, Training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with cognitive impairments including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, is required for licensees serving an adult population. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Domestic violence, Domestic violence and sexual violence training. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Marijuana/cannabis, 2 hours Category 1 on the proper use of marijuana, including side effects, dosage, and contraindications, including with psychotropic drugs, as well as on substance abuse recognition, diagnosis, and treatment related to medical marijuana, required for certifying healthcare providers prior to issuing written certifications for the medical use of marijuana. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

MD

 

Required to maintain and provide proof of national certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Implicit bias, Implicit bias training program approved by the board. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

ME

 

50 contact hours every 2 years on nursing, medicine, or allied health in the area of practice, and maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MI

 

APRNs must complete their education requirements every 2 years for the RN license renewal in addition to implicit bias training and completing additional education depending on their specialty.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MN

 

Current Minnesota RN license (24 hours of CE every 2 years) Renewal of APRN certification continuing education requirements are determined by the certifying organization.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MO

 

60 hours every 2 years. Must keep RN registration active.

16 contact hours every 2 years on clinical pharmacology or therapeutics relevant to the APRN's area of practice, including 2 on responsible prescribing of controlled substances.

Source 1

Source 2

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

4 CME credits

Expiration date: 1/1/26

This content meets full requirement.

MS

 

Must maintain documentation of current national certification every 2 years as an APRN in a designated area of practice by a national certification organization recognized by the board.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MT

 

24 hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 12 hours on pharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, and/or clinical management of drug therapy, up to 2 of which can be on herbal or complimentary therapies. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

NC

 

50 hours, including 20 approved by ANCC or ACCME or national credentialing bodies, or relevant courses in an institution of higher learning. Every year.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

ND

 

12 contact hours every 2 years. Applicants applying for APRN licensure without prescriptive authority do not require CE if RN licensure is current

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 15 hours on pharmacology. Only certificates which itemize pharmacology CE will be accepted. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

NE

 

40 hours every 2 years, including 10 on pharmacology, required for APRNs. NPs must maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

Pharmacology

4 CME credits

This content meets full requirement.

NH

 

30 hours every 2 years, in addition to holding a current NH RN license or another compact state RN License, national certification, and 400 working hours within 4 years of application date, or has completed a graduate nursing program.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NJ

 

30 hours required every 2 years for RN license. APRNs must also maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 1 hour on prescription opioid drugs, including an alternative to opioids for managing and treating pain and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Organ/tissue donation, 1 hour on organ and tissue donation and recovery designed to address clinical aspects of the donation and recovery process. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pharmacology, 6 hours on pharmacology. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

NM

 

30 hours every 2 years of approved CME. National certification or recertification may not be used to fulfill any portion of the CE requirement.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Marijuana/cannabis, 2 hours on the medicinal use of cannabis are encouraged for certifying practitioners. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 5 hours on non-cancer pain management, required for APRNs with DEA registration. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content does not meet full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 10 hours on pharmacology, required for APRNs with DEA registration. Every 2 hours.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Specialty, 5 hours on scope of practice, required for APRNs with DEA registration. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

NV

 

45 hours every 2 years. All CME providers must be approved by the Nevada State board of Nursing.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Cultural competency, 2 hours on cultural competency. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Bioterrorism, 4 contact hours on bioterrorism. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 2 hours on the misuse and abuse of controlled substances, the prescribing of opioids or addiction required for APRNs registered to dispense controlled substances. APRNs may take 2 hours related to the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder to fulfill this requirement. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Specialty, 15 hours on the licensee's area of practice. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Substance abuse, 2 hours on the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder required for APRNs not registered to dispense controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Suicide, 2 hours on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness within 2 years of initial licensure and every 4 years thereafter.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

NY

 

Must maintain national certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 2 hours on identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment from approved providers. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Infection control, Coursework or training on infection control and barrier precautions from approved providers. Every 4 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pain management, 3 hours on pain management, palliative care, and addiction from approved providers, required for prescribers who have a DEA registration number, as well as for medical residents who prescribe controlled substances under a facility DEA registration number. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

OH

 

24 contact hours every 2 years on nursing practice, including 12 on advanced pharmacology for CNPs, CNMs, and CNSs.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

Pharmacology

4 CME credits

This content meets full requirement.

OK

 

Must maintain national certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 hours on pain management or 2 hours on opioid use or addiction, required for APRNs with prescriptive authority.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacotheraputics, 15 contact hours on pharmacotherapeutics, clinical application, and use of pharmacological agents in the prevention of illness and in the restoration and maintenance of health (Title 485, Chapter 10, Subchapter 16, Section 6), required for ARPNs with prescriptive authority. There is an additional requirement of either 2 contact hours on pain management or 2 hours on opioid use or addiction. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content does not meet full requirement.

PA

 

30 hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 2 hours of approved training on child abuse recognition and reporting. Training provided by the state. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Pharmacology, 16 of the 30 hours of board-approved continuing education on pharmacology required for NPs with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

PR

 

30 contact hours every licensing period (for RNs), 20 of which may be through distance learning, including 3 hours on infection control that includes HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

RI

 

10 hours every 2 years and must maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

SC

 

Maintain national certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 20 hours on AANP-approved pharmacology required for APRNs with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

SD

 

No CE requirements at this time.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

TN

 

5 hours every 2 years and current national certification (not state license; example: from ANCC, AANP, NBCRNA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 hours on the Tennessee Department of Health's treatment guidelines on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and carisoprodol and may include such other topics as medication addiction or risk management tools. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

TX

 

20 contact hours every 2 years on the advanced practice role and population focus area recognized by the board, or achieve, maintain, or renew the national nursing certification recognized by the board as meeting the certification requirement for the APRN's role and population focus area of licensure within the licensing period and meet the applicable targeted continuing education requirements. Satisfies the requirements to renew both the RN license and APRN license.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Geriatric medicine, 2 hours on geriatrics required for nurses whose practice includes older adult or geriatric populations. The course may contain information related to: elder abuse, age-related memory changes and disease processes (including chronic conditions), end of life issues, health maintenance, and health promotion. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Elder Abuse and Neglect: Making the Diagnosis and Devising a Treatment Plan in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 9/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Human trafficking, 2 hours on human trafficking prevention, from approved organizations, required for nurses practicing in an emergency room setting. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Jurisprudence, 2 contact hours on nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics required before the end of every third two-year licensing period. APRNs may not use the CME to fulfill this requirement, only CNE is acceptable. Every 6 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioid, 2 hours annually (meaning, 4 hours every licensing period) on safe and effective pain management related to the prescription of opioids and other controlled substances, including education regarding: reasonable standards of care; the identification of drug-seeking behavior in patients; and effectively communicating with patients regarding the prescription of an opioid or other controlled substance. Required for APRNs prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacotheraputics, APRNs who hold prescriptive authority must complete, in addition to the aforementioned 20 contact hours required for all APRNs, at least 5 additional contact hours of continuing education in pharmacotherapeutics. These hours are above and beyond the 20 hours required for all nurses. Also, some APRNs may have additional requirements related to prescribing (e.g., prescription of opioids, Texas Prescription Monitoring Program) which do count towards completion of the 20 hours required for all nurses. Please review the targeted continuing education requirements to determine what additional CE hours you may need. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Sexual assault, 2 hours on forensic evidence collection for sexual assault victims required for nurses practicing in an emergency room setting. Content may also include documentation, history-taking skills, use of sexual assault kit, survivor symptoms, and emotional and psychological support interventions for victims. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

UT

 

30 hours every 2 years, unless the NP has maintained national certification and is currently certified in a specialty area.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

VA

 

40 contact hours every 2 years in specialty area approved by certifying agency, or maintain national certification. 8 additional hours on pharmacology required for licensees authorized to prescribe.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology; controlled substance prescribing, 8 hours of pharmacology, including 2 hours on prescribing controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content does not meet full requirement.

VI

 

30 hours every 2 years on the specialty area of nursing practice and submission of proof of current national certification within that specialty.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Medical error, 1.5 hours on the prevention of medication errors. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

VT

 

Required to maintain national certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WA

 

30 hours each year in addition to an active RN license every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioid, 4 hours on best practices in the prescribing of opioids required for licensees authorized to prescribe opioids. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 15 additional pharmacology hours for licensees with prescriptive authority (TOTAL 45 CE hours and active RN license). Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

  • Suicide, 6 hours on suicide assessment, treatment, and management. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

WI

 

16 contact hours every 2 years on clinical pharmacology or therapeutics relevant to the APRN's area of practice, including 2 on responsible prescribing of controlled substances.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 contact hours on responsible prescribing of controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Responsible and Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents in the ED

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 1/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 16 contact hours on clinical pharmacology or therapeutics relevant to the APRN's area of practice. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

WV

 

24 hours to renew a license every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Drug diversion, 3 hours on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances initially, and 1 hour annually thereafter. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Mental health, 2 hours on mental health for veterans. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pharmacology, 12 hours on pharmacology. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

WY

 

60 hours every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

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