In response to a 2015-2016 state budget provision that calls on health care agencies to require controlled substances prescribers to complete education in opioid prescribing, NCMB successfully pursued rule changes to establish a new CME requirement. The requirement applies to physicians and physician assistants who prescribe controlled substances of any kind.
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CME rule changes
CME information and resources
- Controlled Substances CME FAQs
- General CME FAQs
- CME logging form - licensees are NOT required to submit documentation unless requested
Conferences - None at this time
Online and In-Person CS CME training opportunities (Maintained as a courtesy; not an exhaustive list)
Free
Low Cost (~$100-250)
- Beyond the Opioid Epidemic: Putting Guidelines into Practice (Online Self-Paced Learning) (2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00 (Expiration Date: 03/20/2023)
- Treating Pain Safely: An Update for Prescribers - MAHEC (04/13/2023) (up to 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $45.00-$60.00
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 1: What Every Provider Needs to Know (Online Self-Paced Learning) WakeAHEC (Up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $20.00 (Expiration date: 6/30/2023)
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 2: Acute Pain and Adopting Tools for Change in the Clinic (Online Self-Paced Learning) WakeAHEC (Up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $20.00 (Expiration date: 6/30/2023)
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 3: Chronic Pain and Addiction Medicine (Online Self-Paced Learning) WakeAHEC (Up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $20.00 (Expiration date: 6/30/2023)
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Module 1: Prescribing Controlled Substances in North Carolina (Online Self-Paced Learning) WakeAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $20.00 (Expiration date: 06/30/2023)
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Module 2: Recognizing Signs of Substance Misuse (Online Self-Paced Learning) WakeAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $20.00 (Expiration date: 06/30/2023)
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Module 3: Best Practices in Chronic Pain Management and Safe Opioid Prescribing (Online Self-Paced Learning) WakeAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $20.00 (Expiration date: 06/30/2023)
- Chronic Opioid Therapy Tapering (Available through 08/30/2023) (Virtual) MAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00
- An Introduction to Opioid Use Disorder for Healthcare Providers (Online Self-Paced Learning) SEAHEC (3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $60.00 (Expiration date: 11/06/2023)
- Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management: An evidence-based approach - American College of Surgeons Division of Education (up to 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $125.00/$175.00