MD/DO · Requirements & free courses
Louisiana requires 20 hours per year for MD/DO renewal, including 3 topic-specific mandates. Every one of them has a free option below unless we say otherwise.
Dr. Jones holds an active Louisiana medical license. These are requirements he tracks for his own renewal, not just ones he has read about.
Each requirement below is paired with activities we opened and verified ourselves.
3 hours, one-time.
PCSS / American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Bundle worth up to 15 credits; 8 are needed for the DEA attestation.
PCSS / Opioid Response Network
14 stand-alone modules, roughly 0.75–1.25 credits each. Take only what you need.
NEJM Group / Massachusetts Medical Society
Explicitly satisfies the full one-time 8-hour DEA requirement in a single program. No NEJM or MMS membership needed. Carries ABIM, ABA and ABS MOC.
PCSS / American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
SAMHSA grant-funded. Completing all 8 courses earns a digital badge that PCSS states fulfills the DEA 8-hour requirement. The landing page designates 9.25 credits generally; AMA PRA Category 1 is among the credit types offered.
More options on the opioids & pain page.
One-time.
Any accredited activity in this subject counts. Browse our verified free list or check your specialty society.
1 hour every 2 years for specified specialties; effective June 20, 2025.
AMA with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Cleanly satisfies the new Missouri 1-hour nutrition requirement. Carries ABIM, ABP, ABS, ABPath and ABOHNS MOC.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (CME by George Washington University)
Roughly 50 courses, most 0.5–1.0 credit, with expirations running into 2027–2028.
Heads up: Use the catalog's 'Free' price filter — the newer 4–5 credit lecture bundles cost $79–$99.
More options on the nutrition page.
A one-time 8 hours on substance use disorders, required of every DEA-registered practitioner regardless of state, due at your next registration or renewal. The attestation does not recur — you will not be asked again at future DEA renewals.
PCSS / American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Bundle worth up to 15 credits; 8 are needed for the DEA attestation.
PCSS / Opioid Response Network
14 stand-alone modules, roughly 0.75–1.25 credits each. Take only what you need.
You may already be covered. The requirement is satisfied without new coursework if you are board certified in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry, graduated within the past five years from a qualifying program whose curriculum included the required content, or previously completed DATA-2000 waiver training.
More at MATE Act options.
Boards revise requirements mid-cycle and interpret them differently. Confirm against your own board’s current rules — find yours here — before counting an activity toward renewal.