Tennessee - MD

Credit Required for Relicensure: 40

Timeline In Years: 2

CME Requirements: All must be Category 1

Content Specific Requirements: At least 2 of 40 required hours on controlled substance prescribing, which must include instruction in the Department’s treatment 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; providers of intractable pain treatment must have specialized CME in pain management.

For more information visit the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners - MD Website

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