All osteopathic physicians must complete forty (40) hours in the two calendar years preceding the year of license renewal.
Unless exempted by statute, if you are a prescriber with a DEA registration, at least two of the forty hours must relate to controlled substance prescribing, which must include instruction in the Department’s treatment guidelines on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and carisoprodol and may include instruction on topics such as medicine addiction, risk management tools and other topics approved by the Board. If you do not have a DEA registration and do not prescribe, at least two of the forty required hours shall be in courses designated specifically to address prescribing practices.
State requirements are subject to change. Please contact mycme@facs.org or your state medical board if you have any questions or concerns about the content of this website.
