CME – Compensated

First Biennium Renewal: If you are renewing your license for the first time you are exempt from the general continuing medical education requirements and are only required to complete 2 hours of Medical Error and 1 hour of HIV/AIDS.

If registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and authorized to prescribe controlled substances, complete a board approved 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances. Pursuant to Section 456.0301, Florida Statutes.

Continuing Education (CE/CME) Requirements

REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA	REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS	IMPORTANT INFORMATION
General Hours	38
Medical Error	2	Course MUST include information regarding the 5 most mis-diagnosed conditions, in accordance with Rule 64B8-13.005, F.A.C.
Domestic Violence	2	Required every third biennium – Included in the 38 general
Controlled Substance Prescribing Course	2	Section 456.0301, Florida Statutes, requires all physicians who are registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete a board approved 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances. These CME organizations have been approved by the Board to provide the course: Florida Medical Association Florida Academy of Family Physicians Florida College of Emergency Physicians Baptist Health South Florida/Quality Network Florida Psychiatric Society Florida Osteopathic Medical Association The Doctor’s Company Mag Mutual Insurance Company InforMed Independent Physician Association, Inc. University of Florida NetCE To search for the courses, go to https://cebroker.com/.

CE Reporting Information → Reporting Schedule →

Board Rule Approved Providers

Courses approved by any state or federal government agency or nationally affiliated professional association or any provider of Category I American Medical Association Continuing Medical Education;
Any post graduate training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;
The following specialty training: American College of Emergency Physicians, Cat I; American Academy of Family Physicians prescribed credit; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists cognates; and study courses required by those specialty certification boards approved by the Board for the purpose of sitting for specialty recertification examinations

Domestic Violence Chart →

Other Methods of Obtaining Continuing Medical Education per Biennium

5 hours for attending a regular meeting of the Board of Medicine
Up to 15 for serving as a volunteer expert witness
5 hours for a current Board Member serving on a Probable Cause Panel of the Board of Medicine
6 hours for serving as a supervising physician
3 hours for serving as a monitoring physician
5 hours for performing pro bono medical services 6458-13.005(9)