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
Online and In-Person CS CME training opportunities (Maintained as a courtesy; not an exhaustive list)
Conferences - None at this time
Free - None at this time
Low Cost (~$25-250)
- Treating Pain Safely: 2023 Online Update for Prescribers for Safe Opioid Prescribing (Available through 02/01/2024) (Virtual) MAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00
- Chronic Pain Module 1: Foundations of Pain Treatment (Available through 02/01/2024) (Virtual) MAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $35.00
- Chronic Pain Module 2: Tools for Pain Treatment: Powerful Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions (Available through 02/01/2024) (Virtual) MAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00
- Chronic Pain Module 3: Treating Pain with Mindfulness and Other Effective Approaches (Available through 02/01/2024) (Virtual) MAHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Module 1: Prescribing Controlled Substances in North Carolina (Available through 06/30/2024) (Virtual) Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $10.00
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Module 2: Recognizing Signs of Substance Misuse (Available through 06/30/2024) (Virtual) Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $10.00
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Module 3: Best Practices in Chronic Pain Management and Safe Opioid Prescribing (Available through 06/30/2024) (Virtual) Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $10.00
- Fighting the Opioid Crisis in Our Communities Together (Online Self-Paced Learning) (Available through 03/01/2025) Northwest AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™)
