Continuing education requirements for:Georgia Physician (MD)

General CE Requirements

• Total Credits: 15

• Frequency: Every 2 years

Specialty Requirements

• Controlled Substance Prescribing

  • Total Credits: 3

  • Frequency: One Time

  • Conditions:

    • MDs with DEA license

• Pain Management

  • Total Credits: 20

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

  • Conditions:

    • Physicians who do not hold a certification in pain management or palliative medicine, and whose opioid pain management patients comprise 50% or more of the patient population

• Professional Boundaries & Sexual Misconduct

  • Total Credits: 2

  • Frequency: One Time

  • Conditions:

    • MDs in first renewal