Georgia Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine CME Package – 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

• Georgia Osteopathic Physician Standard Renewal Requirements: Georgia DOs renew every two years by the last day of their birth month and must complete 40 hours of Board-approved CME. One-time training includes 3 hours on controlled-substance prescribing for DEA prescribers and 2 hours on professional boundaries/physician sexual misconduct, both of which count toward the 40 hours. Physicians working in a pain clinic or whose opioid pain-management patients comprise ≥50% of their panel must complete 20 hours biennially in pain management or palliative medicine (also counting toward the total). See the GCMB’s official CE page and rules for details. ( GCMB – Continuing Education for Physicians )

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• First-time renewal: Physicians initially licensed by the Board and not yet renewed are exempt from the biennial CME hours for that first renewal. ( GCMB Emergency Rule 360-15-0.12-.01 (PDF) )

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• Controlled substance / Opioid prescribing: DEA-registered prescribers must complete a one-time, ≥3-hour AMA/AOA Cat 1 course on controlled-substance prescribing; completion counts toward the 40 hours and must be certified at the first renewal after 1/1/2018 or after initial licensure. ( GCMB – Continuing Education for Physicians )

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• DEA or PMP enrollment: Prescribers must enroll in Georgia’s PDMP (by Jan 1, 2018 or within 30 days of obtaining a DEA registration) and must check the PDMP the first time they prescribe a controlled medication to a patient and at least every 90 days thereafter while treatment continues, subject to listed exceptions. (Rule 360-38-.02 – PDMP Enrollment; Rule 360-38-.04 – Requirements for Checking the PDMP)