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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 6/5/2026 and will be updated annually.

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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:

  • Controlled Substances

    MD/DO: 2 AMA Category 1 CME hours every 2 years in the area of controlled substance prescribing practices, recognizing signs of the abuse or misuse of controlled substances, or controlled substance prescribing for chronic pain for all Alabama Controlled Substance Certificate (ACSC) holders.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

  • Profesional boundaries and sexual misconduct

    MD/DO: All actively licensed physicians, physician assistants, and anesthesiologist assistants are required to complete the two-hour on-demand course provided by PBI Education entitled “Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine”. One time.

    State-provided 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/Opioids/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:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content does not meet full requirement. 4 of 12 needed.

    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. 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.

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:

  • Opioids

    MD/DO: Licensees must complete at least two hours of training per licensing cycle related to best practices for opioid prescribing, recognition of substance use disorders, referral of patients with substance use disorders for treatment, and use of the Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Licensees who maintain a national board certification that requires equivalent substance use prevention training, or attests to the Board that the health care provider does not prescribe opioids are exempted. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content does not meet full 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:

  • Public health

    MD/DO: In the first renewal period for which CME is required (the second license renewal), and once every six years after that, a physician must take at least one contact hour of training or education in each of the following topics: infectious diseases, cultural competency, risk management, including, but not limited to, for registration periods beginning on or after October 1, 2015, prescribing controlled substances and pain management, sexual assault and domestic violence, cognitive issues, and behavior health.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

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:

  • Pain management/Controlled substances

    MD/DO: 2 hours every 2 years on controlled substance prescribing practices, treatment of chronic pain, or other topics related to prescribing controlled substances.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

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:

  • Opioids

    MD/DO: Each licensee with DEA registration and prescribes controlled substances must complete before their next renewal 3 hours of Category 1 CME on responsible opioid prescribing. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

  • Profesional boundaries and sexual misconduct, one time, 2 hours CME course

    There is no state-provided content for 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:

    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:

    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.

  • 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:

  • Controlled substances

    MD/DO: 2 hours on the prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances (when applying for a CDS registration). One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

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

    There is no state-provided content for 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:

  • Ethics

    MD: 1 hour on medical ethics. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids

    MD: 3 hours on pain and symptom management, including 1 hour on controlled substances prescribing. Every 3 years.

    DO: 3 hours on pain and symptom management, including 1 hour on controlled substances prescribing. 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.

    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.

  • Pain management

    MD/DO: 3 hours on pain and symptom management, including 1 hour on controlled substances prescribing. Every 3 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.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full 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:

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets 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

 

40 hours, all of which must be AMA PRA 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:

  • Cultural competence

    MD/DO: 6 hours on cultural competence. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids

    MD/DO: 1 hour on prescription opioid drugs, including responsible prescribing practices, alternatives 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:

    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.

  • End of life

    MD/DO: 2 hours related to end-of-life care. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Constipation

    0.5 CME credit

    Expiration date: 3/1/27

    This content does not meet full 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:

    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:

    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: 50 hours, all must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Misconduct, 1 hour on the topic of a licensees duty to report misconduct. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Pain management/Addiction

    MD/DO: Physician owner/operators of pain management clinics must complete at least 20 hours of Category 1 CME in pain medicine every two years, to include one or more courses addressing the potential for addiction.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    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 meets full 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:

  • Opioids

    MD: 1 hour on pain management or 1 hour on opioid use or addiction each year preceding an application for renewal of a license, unless the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal DEA registration number. Annualy.

    DO: 1 hour on prescribing controlled dangerous substances, which must be obtained at a seminar approved by the board, required for licensees with prescriptive authority. 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.

    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.

  • Controlled substances

    DO: 1 hour on prescribing, dispensing, and administering controlled substances. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

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:

  • Child abuse

    MD/DO: 2 hours on child abuse recognition and reporting training. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Pain management/Opioids

    MD/DO: 2 hours on practices of prescribing or dispensing opioids within 12 months of initial licensure, and 2 hours on pain management, identification of addiction, or prescribing practices for subsequent license renewals. 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.

    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.

  • Risk management, 12 hours on patient safety or risk management.

    There is no state-provided content for 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:

No content to show.

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:

  • Controlled substances

    MD/DO: 2 hours on approved procedures for prescribing and monitoring schedules II-IV controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full 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:

  • Ethics

    MD/DO: 2 hours in the study of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility. Professional responsibility includes but is not limited to courses in: Risk management, Domestic Abuse; or Child Abuse. 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.

    Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Nonaccidental Trauma in Pediatric Patients

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 9/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Emergency Department Management of Pediatric Sexual Abuse

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 5/1/28

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Human trafficking

    MD/DO: 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

  • Opioids/Pain Management

    MD/DO: For licensees with direct patient care practice, no less than 2 hours of CME regarding safe and effective pain management related to the prescription of opioids and other controlled substances must be completed in each of the first two renewal periods following initial licensure, and every eight years thereafter. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

  • Tick-borne dieases

    MD/DO: Licensees whose practice includes treating tick-borne diseases are encouraged to complete continuing education on the topic. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Forensic Examinations

    MD/DO: 2 hours every two years. A physician who performs forensic examinations on sexual assault survivors must have basic forensic evidence collection training or the equivalent education whose practice includes treating patients in an emergency room setting may complete two hours of continuing medical education relating to forensic evidence.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Nutrition and metabolic health

    MD/DO: TBD. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pregnancy-related medical emergencies

    MD/DO: Physician applicants and licensees who provide obstetric care to complete a one-time, mandatory continuing education (CE) course on pregnancy-related medical emergencies. One time.

    State-provided 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.

    State-provided content to fulfill this 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:

  • Pain management/Controlled substances/Addiction

    MD/DO: 2 hours on pain management, proper prescribing of controlled substances, and the diagnosis and management of addiction. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This 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.

VI

 

50 hours every 2 years, 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

  • Controlled substances

    MD: Physicians who have prescribed, administered, or dispensed any controlled substance pursuant to a West Virginia license in the two-year reporting period preceding renewal, are required to complete 3-hours of Board-approved CME in Risk Assessment and Responsible Prescribing of Controlled Substances Training / Drug Diversion Training and Best Practice Prescribing of Controlled Substances Training during each reporting period. This is not a one-time only requirement. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

    DO: 3 hours on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances. Must be provided by a board-approved program. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill 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, 30 must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

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