NEW! DEA MATE ACT:
Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required to complete 8 hours of one-time training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.
Mandatory Subjects:
- Pain Management and Palliative Care - 20 hours
Physicians who do not hold a certification in pain management or palliative medicine, and whose opioid pain management patients comprise 50% or more of the patient population must demonstrate competence by biennially obtaining 20 (twenty) hours of continuing medical education ("CME") pertaining to pain management or palliative medicine. - Controlled Substance Prescribing - 3 hours (one-time)
Effective January 1, 2018, every physician not subject to Rule 360-15-.01(3) who maintains an active DEA certificate and prescribes controlled substances, except those holding a residency training permit, shall complete at least one time three or more hours of AMA/AOAPRA Category 1 CME that is designed specifically to address controlled substance prescribing practices. - Professional Boundaries and Sexual Misconduct - 2 hours (one-time)
On and after January 1, 2022, all physicians shall be required to receive one-time education training, for a minimum of two hours, regarding professional boundaries and physician sexual misconduct. Such education training shall include subject matter relating to how to proceed with basic as well as sensitive or intimate examinations and the communication with patients that is required as a component of such examinations. The certification of such completion must occur at the first renewal following January 1, 2022 or the first renewal following licensure. Completion of this requirement may count as two hours toward the CME requirement for license renewal.