Mandated topic
Required in Michigan, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Texas is the strict one: only courses on the state's approved list count.
3 free options verified August 22, 2026HHS Office on Trafficking in Persons / NHTTAC
The flagship federal human trafficking training. Widely used for Michigan's one-time requirement, which is not credit-specific.
Heads up: Category 2, not Category 1 — the HHS web page claims Category 1 but the provider's own accreditation document says Category 2. Also: two free accounts are needed (CDC TRAIN to take it, cmeuniversity.com to get the certificate), and the TRAIN completion certificate is NOT the CE certificate. Not on the Texas approved list.
Hope for Justice (via AMA Ed Hub)
Renewed April 2026. Used by Virginia licensees for the 1-hour human trafficking requirement.
Heads up: The full credit-designation statement sits behind AMA Ed Hub sign-in, so we could not confirm in writing that it is Category 1. It is NOT on the Texas HHSC approved list and will not satisfy Texas HB 2059.
The cleanest genuinely free way to satisfy the Texas HB 2059 mandate. Approved by Texas HHSC.
Heads up: Carries no AMA PRA Category 1 or AOA designation — it satisfies the state training mandate, not a Category 1 CME requirement.
Jurisdictions that mandate this topic, with the specific hours each one asks for.
| Jurisdiction | Requirement | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan (Osteopathic) | Human trafficking | — |
| South Carolina | Human trafficking awareness | 1 |
| Texas | Human trafficking prevention | 1 |
| Virginia | Human trafficking | 1 |
Still recommended elsewhere, still broken.
Medscape Education
Still reachable, but marked 'THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT.'
Michigan Public Health Training Center
The CE version costs $10. The 'free' version awards no continuing education and no certificate of completion. Credits offered are CHES and nursing only — no Category 1.
VCU Health
1.00 Category 1 credit plus ABIM MOC. The content is free; the credit is not.
Justice U
1 Category 1 credit via Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, valid to 2029.
Baylor College of Medicine
Was $1.00. Baylor's free live webinar version is on the Texas HHSC list but has no standing enrollment URL.
UT Southwestern
Was $0.00 and Texas HHSC-approved, and is still cited in roundups. Also restricted to UTSW and community providers.