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:
This is a list of all the Board’s one-time requirements:
TBD Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias*
2 credits End-of-life Issues
3 credits Proficiency in Electronic Health Records
Training Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Training
Training Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Training - Elite does not offer this course but it is available at no charge on the State Board Website: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/domestic-and-sexual-violence-training-chapter-260
Licensees serving an adult population must complete training on the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Applicants and licensees applying for licensure from January 1, 2020 through January 1, 2021, are granted an administrative waiver of the requirement for this licensing cycle. All licensees must complete the required course by November 6, 2022.
 
This is a list of the Board’s continuing requirements that must be taken in each licensing cycle:
3 credits Opioids and Pain Management
10 credits Risk Management Study
2 credits/chapter Reading the Board’s Regulations, 243 CMR 1.00-5.00

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:
This is a list of all the Board’s one-time requirements:
TBD Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias*
2 credits End-of-life Issues
3 credits Proficiency in Electronic Health Records
Training Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Training
Training Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Training - Elite does not offer this course but it is available at no charge on the State Board Website: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/domestic-and-sexual-violence-training-chapter-260
Licensees serving an adult population must complete training on the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Applicants and licensees applying for licensure from January 1, 2020 through January 1, 2021, are granted an administrative waiver of the requirement for this licensing cycle. All licensees must complete the required course by November 6, 2022.
 
This is a list of the Board’s continuing requirements that must be taken in each licensing cycle:
3 credits Opioids and Pain Management
10 credits Risk Management Study
2 credits/chapter Reading the Board’s Regulations, 243 CMR 1.00-5.00

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:
Physician assistants must complete 3 hours of Category 1 credit CME every two years on the prescribing of opioid medication as required by Board Rule Chapter 21 “Use of Controlled Substances for Treatment of Pain.”

Additional information required for renewal:

• All licensees are required to complete training and education on the issue of domestic violence and sexual violence. 
  Elite does not offer this course but it is available at no charge on the State Board Website: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/domestic-and-sexual-violence-training-chapter-260
  For more information, please visit the Chapter 260 Training - FAQ.