CME Requirements

The Florida Board of Medicine mandates physicians to earn 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every two years to maintain their licensure.

First Biennium Renewal: If you are renewing your license for the first time you are exempt from the general CME requirement and are only required to complete 2 hours of Preventing Medical Errors and 1 hour of HIV/AIDS. Rule 64B8-13.005, Florida Administrative Code, requires the Prevention of Medical Errors course contain the five most mis-diagnosed medical conditions in Florida for the previous two years. Currently those conditions are: cancer related issues; neurological/spine related issues; cardiac/stroke related issues; infectious/communicable diseases; pulmonary related issues.

Florida Topics Requirements

Florida physicians must meet specific CME requirements, including:

2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Controlled Substances Prescribing, mandatory for physicians registered with the DEA.

1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ in Human Trafficking, which can count toward the general hours and was required by January 1, 2021.

2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Medical Errors, covering the five most misdiagnosed conditions per Rule 64B8-13.005, F.A.C.

2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in Domestic Violence, required every third biennium. The course must be approved by a government agency, professional association, or AMA-accredited provider.