Florida - DO

Credit Required for Relicensure: 40

Timeline In Years: 2

CME Requirements: Twenty (20) hours of general, AOA Category 1-A CE related to the practice of osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic auspices.

Content Specific Requirements: First time renewal: 40 hours; five hours to include one hour in each of the following topics: 1) Risk Management, Florida Laws and Rules, and laws regarding the use and abuses of controlled substances; and two hours in Prevention of Medical Errors. Beginning in the 2010-2012 licensure biennium, five of the CME hours must include one hour in each of the following topics: 1) professional and medical ethics education, Florida laws and rules, and federal and state laws related to the prescribing of controlled substances; and two hours required in the Prevention of Medical Errors. Every third biennial renewal, licensee shall complete a two hour domestic violence court. Licensee must complete a one hour HIV/ AIDS course no later than upon the first biennial renewal. Each person registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances must complete 2 hours of AMA Category 1 or AOA Category 1-A on prescribing controlled substances for each biennial renewal.

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