Your Guide to Oklahoma's CME Requirements for Licensure
As healthcare advances, Oklahoma’s CME requirements serve as a cornerstone in upholding high standards in medical practice. In this dynamic field, where progress is constant, Continuing Medical Education (CME) ensures healthcare providers remain at the forefront of medical knowledge. This guide explores Oklahoma's CME requirements for medical license renewal, offering healthcare practitioners a roadmap to meet their obligations and excel in a demanding, innovative environment.
Understanding Oklahoma's CME Requirements
The Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (OSBMLS) oversees the licensure process and establishes the guidelines for CME compliance. Here's a breakdown of the key requirements - https://www.okmedicalboard.org/cme/CMEguidelines.pdf
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Profession: Medical Doctor (MD)
Profession: Medical Doctor (MD)
CME Credits Required: 60
Licensure Cycle: Every Three Years
Credit Type: AMA PRA Category 1, AOA Category 1-A, AOA Category 1-B and AAFP Prescribed Credits are required.
Special CME Requirements
- Pain management or opioid use, or addiction: 1 credit hour every year for all DEA registrants.
- Online presentation for all health care providers and administrators associated with an inpatient health care services entity: 1 credit hour every two years.
Profession: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Profession: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
CME Credits Required: 16
Licensure Cycle: Annual
Credit Type: AOA Category 1-A, AOA Category 1-, B, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits are required.
Special CME Requirements
- Dangerous or Controlled Substance Prescribing: 1 credit hour every year for all DEA registrants.
MDs
General CME Requirements
“(1) Each applicant for re-registration (renewal) of licensure shall certify every three years that he/she has completed the requisite hours of continuing medical education (C.M.E.). (2) Requisite hours of C.M.E. shall be sixty (60) hours of Category I obtained during the preceding three (3) years as defined by the American Medical Association/Oklahoma State Medical Association/American Academy of Family Physicians or other certifying organization recognized by the Board. “
Pain Management CME Requirement
“c. The Board shall require that the licensee receive not less than one (1) hour of education in pain management or one (1) hour of education in opioid use or addiction each year preceding an application for renewal of a license, unless the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number.”
Online presentation CME Requirements
“ O.S. § 3162 C. At least once during each consecutive two-calendar-year period, all health care providers and the administrator or chief executive officer, by whatever title the person serving that function may be called, associated with an inpatient health care services entity shall observe the online presentation described in subsection A of this section. The time required for observation of this presentation shall count as part of, rather than being in addition to, continuing education otherwise required for licensed health care providers. “
DOs
General CME Requirements
“Annual license renewal requires proof of having attended and received credit for sixteen (16) American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Category One hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME). Osteopathic physicians who are obtaining or maintaining board certification through the American Medical Association (AMA) may complete sixteen (16) Category One AMA credit hours for purposes of satisfying their CME credits for renewal. “
Dangerous or Controlled Substance Prescribing CME Requirement
“One (1) hour every year of the required sixteen (16) hours shall be devoted to the subject of prescribing Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) as defined in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1308 or Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.1) The one (1) hour of CME shall be dedicated to pain management, opioid use, or addiction. The course shall be obtained at a seminar approved by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.”
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