Md cme requirements by state

CME Credits Required: 50

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ required: 50

Required Topics: For General Internists and FPs with practices in which 25% of patients are 65+ years of age: 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Geriatrics.

One Time Requirement(s):*

12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Pain Management and the Treatment of Terminally Ill and Dying Patients (Any combination of the two topics totaling 12 credits is acceptable. Topic of “the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs” must be included.)

12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Treatment and Management of Opiate-dependent Patients (Must include 8 credits in buprenorphine treatment or other similar medicinal treatment for opioid use disorders.)

CME Credits Required: 100

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ required: 40 (AOA 1A or 1B)

Required Topics: For General Internists and FPs with practices in which 25% of patients are 65+ years of age: 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Geriatrics.

One Time Requirement(s):*

12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Pain Management and the Treatment of Terminally Ill and Dying Patients (Any combination of the two topics totaling 12 credits is acceptable. Topic of “the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs” must be included.)

12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Treatment and Management of Opiate-dependent Patients (Must include 8 credits in buprenorphine treatment or other similar medicinal treatment for opioid use disorders.)

CME Credits Required: N/A

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ required: N/A

Required Topics: 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.

Connecticut

CME Credits Required: 50

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ required: N/A

Required Topics: First-time license renewals have no CME requirements. For the second license renewal and every 6 years going forward, physicians are required to earn at least 2 contact hours of CME on the topic of behavioral health and 1 contact hour in each of the following: Infectious diseases, risk management (includes prescribing controlled substances and pain management), sexual assault, domestic violence and cultural competency.

CME Credits Required: 40

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ or AOA Category 1 required: 40

Required Topics: Physicians who are licensed less than 1 year are not required to complete CME. Physicians licensed more than 1 year but less than 2 years, are required to complete 20 hours of CME. Physicians must complete ≥ 1 hour of mandatory training required by Delaware law that meets the requirements of the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC) and 2 CME credit hours in the areas of controlled substance prescribing practices, treatment of chronic pain or other topics related to the prescribing of controlled substances biennially.

District of Columbia

CME Credits Required: 50

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ required: 50

Required Topics: 3 credits of instruction on HIV/AIDS, 2 credits in LGBTQ cultural competency, 1 credit in pharmacology.