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Back to Physician CE RequirementsIn support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The Washington State Department Health: Washington Medical Commission accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
MDs are required 200 hours every four years, 120 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.* There is a one-time requirement of 6 hours in suicide assessment, treatment, and management at initial licensure. Beginning January 1, 2019, licensees authorized to prescribe opioids have a one-time requirement of 1 hour in opioid prescribing. All prescribers of long-acting opioids or methadone have a one-time requirement of 4 hours on this topic.
Beginning January 1, 2024, Physicians are required at least 2 hours of health equity training every four years, including strategies to reduce implicit bias and assess the provider's ability to apply health equity concepts into practice. These hours are included in the total required for renewal.
Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.
Authorizing practitioners under the Medical Cannabis Program should take at least 3 hours of continuing education related to medical cannabis, including the proper use of cannabis, pharmacology and effects of cannabis, methods of administration, and potential side effects or risks.
Alternatives to continuing medication education for meeting MD renewal requirements include:
DOs are required 150 hours every three years, 60 of which must be Category 1 credit.* There is a one-time requirement of 6 hours in suicide assessment, treatment, and management at initial licensure. Beginning January 1, 2019, licensees authorized to prescribe opioids have a one-time requirement of 1 hour in opioid prescribing. All prescribers of long-acting opioids or methadone have a one-time requirement of 4 hours on this topic.
Beginning January 1, 2024, Osteopathic physicians are required at least 2 hours of health equity training every four years, including strategies to reduce implicit bias and assess the provider's ability to apply health equity concepts into practice. These hours are included in the total required for renewal.
Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.
Authorizing practitioners under the Medical Cannabis Program should take at least 3 hours of continuing education related to medical cannabis, including the proper use of cannabis, pharmacology and effects of cannabis, methods of administration, and potential side effects or risks.
Alternatives to continuing medical education for meeting DO renewal requirements include:
* Category 1 refers to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or AOA Category 1-A. All hours may be completed through NetCE, as we award AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.