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Tennessee Professional License Requirements
MANDATORY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL PHYSICIANS By Board Rule, all licensees are required to complete forty (40) hours of continuing medical education courses within twenty-four (24) months preceding their license renewal. All licensees (unless exempt under TENN. CODE ANN. § 63-1-402(c)) shall complete at least two (2) of the forty (40) required hours of continuing education on controlled substance prescribing, which must include instruction in the Department’s Chronic Pain 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. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS During the two (2) calendar years that precede licensure renewal, all osteopathic licensees must complete forty (40) hours of courses approved by the Board in Category I-A, II-A and/or I-B continuing medical education. All licensees (unless exempt under TENN. CODE ANN. § 63-1-402(c)) shall complete at least two (2) of the forty (40) required hours of continuing education on controlled substance prescribing, which must include instruction in the Department’s Chronic Pain Guidelines on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and carisoprodol and may include topics such as medicine addiction, risk management tools and other topics All physician assistants must, within a two (2) year period prior to the application for license renewal, complete one hundred (100) hours of continuing medical education satisfactory to the Committee. At least fifty (50) hours shall be obtained in certified medical education Category I. At least two (2) Category I hours of the required continuing education hours shall address controlled substance prescribing, which must include instruction in the Department’s treatment guidelines. Licensees without a DEA registration must complete one (1) hour in prescribing practices. approved by the Board. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS NEW CHANGE TO CME CYCLE FOR TENNESSEE PHYSICIANS Due to recently enacted regulations, physicians licensed by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners may now complete their CME requirements in the twenty-four (24) months preceding their license renewal. DEA ONE-TIME MATE REQUIREMENT (NEW) Effective June 27, 2023 , renewing DEA-registered practitioners must complete eight (8) hours of one-time training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or substance use disorders.
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners 665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor We are a nationally accredited CME provider. For all board-related inquiries please contact:
CME DEADLINE: Prior to your upcoming license renewal
LICENSE TYPES: Physicians and Physician Assistants
Nashville, TN 37243 615-532-3202 local or 1-800-778-4123 nationwide
Disclaimer: The above information is provided by InforMed and is intended to summarize state CE/CME license requirements for informational purposes only. This is not intended as a comprehensive statement of the law on this topic, nor to be relied upon as authoritative. All information should be verified independently.
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