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North Carolina 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 North Carolina Medical Board accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Continuing Education Requirement

DEA Registrants Course Options

Course #95300, Substance Use Disorders and Pain Management: MATE Act Training - 8 AMA PRA Hours

Course #95142, Optimizing Opioid Safety and Efficacy - 15 AMA PRA Hours

Course #91413, Prescription Opioids: Risk Management and Strategies for Safe Use - 15 AMA PRA Hours

Course #96964, Opioid Use Disorder - 10 AMA PRA Hours

Course #96564, Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorders - 10 AMA PRA Hours

Course #91784, Smoking and Secondhand Smoke - 10 AMA PRA Hours

Course #95500, Opioid Safety: Balancing Benefits and Risks - 5 AMA PRA Hours

Course #96974, Cannabis and Cannabis Use Disorders - 5 AMA PRA Hours

Course #96944, Cocaine Use Disorder - 5 AMA PRA Hours

Course #96954, Methamphetamine Use Disorder - 5 AMA PRA Hours

Course #91603, Prescribing Opioids, Providing Naloxone, and Prevention Drug Diversion: The West Virginia Requirement - 3 AMA PRA Hours

Course #95152, Responsible and Effective Opioid Prescribing - 3 AMA PRA Hours

Course #95131, Prescription Opioids and Pain Management: The Tennessee Guidelines - 2 AMA PRA Hours

Course #97281, Pain Management Pearls: Opioids and Culture - 2 AMA PRA Hours

Course #45121, Strategies for Appropriate Opioid Prescribing: The Florida Requirement - 2 AMA PRA Hours

Course #91043, Developing a Safe Opioid Treatment Plan for Managing Chronic Pain - 1 AMA PRA Hour

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Controlled Substances Course Options

Course #95152, Responsible and Effective Opioid Prescribing - 3 AMA PRA Hours

Course #95500, Opioid Safety: Balancing Benefits and Risks - 5 AMA PRA Hours

Course #95300, Substance Use Disorders and Pain Management: MATE Act Training - 8 AMA PRA Hours

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MDs and DOs are required 60 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ within the physician's scope of practice every three years. Licensees authorized to prescribe controlled substances are required 3 hours in controlled substances every renewal.

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.

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Please contact the North Carolina Medical Board at (919) 326-1100 or (800) 253-9653, or refer to http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title 21 - occupational licensing boards and commissions/chapter 32 - north carolina medical board/subchapter r/subchapter r rules.html for additional information regarding your continuing education.