Tennessee State CME Requirements

Requirements Overview

• Total Hours Required:
  • For MDs, you must complete forty (40) hours in the twenty-four (24) months preceding their licensure renewal.
  • For DOs, you must complete forty (40) hours of courses approved by the Board in category 1-A, II-A, and/or I-B continuing medical education as defined by the American Osteopathic Association. 
    • No more than twenty (20) credits should be obtained in Category I-B. 
• License Renewal Cycle: 24 months.

Mandatory Topics

• For MD's:
  • Unless exempted by statute, two (2) of the forty (40) required 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.
• For DO's:
  • Unless statutorily exempted under TCA 63-1-402(c), all licensees shall complete a minimum of two (2) hours in continuing medical education related to controlled substances prescribing, which must be Tennessee specific thus including instruction in the Department’s treatment 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.

References

Licensing and continuing education requirements can change often and without notice. We monitor the boards regularly and do our best to keep this page up-to-date. Contact us if any information appears out of date.