Michigan Physicians CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

Michigan Physicians

In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Michigan Board of Medicine accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Continuing Education Requirement

MDs are required 150 hours every three years, 1 hour of which must be in the area of medical ethics, and a minimum of 3 hours of which must be in the area of pain and symptom management. At least 1 of the 3 required hours in pain and symptom management must include controlled substances prescribing.

DOs are required 150 hours every three years, 1 hour of which must be in the area of medical ethics, and a minimum of 3 hours of which must be in the area of pain and symptom management. At least 1 of the 3 required hours in pain and symptom management must include controlled substances prescribing. A maximum 110 hours may be AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

NEW Beginning June 1, 2022, an applicant for licensure or registration must have completed a minimum of two (2) hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration. For every renewal thereafter, in addition to completing any continuing education required for renewal, reregistration, or relicensure, an applicant must have completed a minimum of one (1) hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant's license or registration cycle. Instruction must be synchronous/interactive or asynchronous teleconference or webinar. Unless prohibited by the code or rules, this training may be used to satisfy other training or continuing education requirements for license renewal. (Per MI Public Health Code R 338.7004 eff 5/16/2024.) These hours may be used toward satisfaction of the total hours required for Physician license renewal.

NEW Beginning with applications and renewals on and after May 28, 2024, licensed prescribers or dispensers of controlled substances must complete training in opioids and controlled substance awareness, every renewal period. Delegatees (other than a physician's assistant), or those allowed by practice agreement, or order to prescribe or dispense a controlled substance by a licensed prescriber or dispenser must complete a controlled substances training one time during the applicable license cycle. Topics may be obtained from more than one program. (Per MI Board of Pharmacy R 338.3135 eff 5/28/2024)

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 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.

MDs and DOs have a one-time requirement of training in identifying victims of human trafficking. Licensees renewing in 2017 must complete training by 2020 renewal; licensees renewing in 2018 must complete by 2021 renewal; and, licensees renewing in 2019 must complete by 2022 renewal. Beginning in 2021, completion of the training is a requirement for initial licensure.

Medical Directors of a Substance Use Disorder Service Program branch or mobile facility are required 30 hours of ACCME-approved continuing education, every three years. There is an initial requirement of 30 hours in addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine.

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For More Information

Please contact the Michigan Bureau of Professional Licensing at (517) 241-0199, or visit the Board of Medicine website at https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/medical, or Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery website at https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/osteo for additional information regarding your continuing education, and refer to:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/Lara/MD_Licensing_Guide_654158_7.pdf - MDs;
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/Lara/DO_Licensing_Guide_654139_7.pdf - DOs;
https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/Shared-Files/Implicit-Bias-Training-FAQs.pdf - Implicit Bias training (multiple professions).
https://ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us/AdminCode/DownloadAdminCodeFile?FileName=R%20325.1301%20to%20R%20325.1399.pdf&ReturnHTML=True - Substance Use Disorders Service Program Medical Directors.