Connecticut Medical Doctor CME

• Connecticut Medical Doctor Standard Renewal Requirements: Connecticut physicians renew annually in their birth month and must document 50 contact hours of qualifying CME earned in the preceding 24 months. Justia Law CT.gov Required CME includes six public-health topics (e.g., infectious diseases, risk management with controlled-substance prescribing, sexual assault, domestic violence, cultural competency, and behavioral health) completed at least once every six years—with optional emphasis on veterans’ mental health (≥2 hours) within that window. CT.gov

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• Mandatory Topic Hours: At least 1 contact hour each in the following topics during the first required renewal period and at least once every 6 years thereafter: infectious diseases (incl. HIV/AIDS); risk management (incl. prescribing controlled substances and pain management; for periods beginning on/after Oct 1, 2019, risk management may include screening for inflammatory breast cancer and GI cancers); sexual assault; domestic violence; cultural competency; and behavioral health (which may include ≥2 hours on veterans’ mental health once every six years). CT.gov

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• First-time renewal: Exempt from CME until the next registration period after initial licensure (registration period = one-year renewal term). CT.gov

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• Controlled substance / Opioid prescribing: The risk-management CME must include prescribing controlled substances and pain management (≥1 hour within each six-year cycle). CT.gov

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• DEA or PMP enrollment: Practitioners prescribing controlled substances must register for access to the state PDMP (CPMRS) and must review a patient’s PDMP record before prescribing >72-hour supplies of any controlled substance (with ongoing review requirements). Justia Law+1

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• Implicit bias / Cultural competency: At least 1 hour in cultural competency is required once every six years as part of the mandated topics. CT.gov