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Missouri CME requirements

Missouri requires 50 hours every 2 years for MD/DO renewal, including 1 topic-specific mandate. Every one of them has a free option below unless we say otherwise.

50total hours required
2 yrrenewal cycle
1topic-specific mandate
Requirements per FSMB, April 2026 · courses checked August 22, 2026

Your mandated topics, and what satisfies them

Each requirement below is paired with activities we opened and verified ourselves.

Nutrition & health benefits

1 hour per cycle.

1 hr
Talking to Patients About Using the Nutrition Facts Label

AMA with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

1 credit
FreeAMA PRA Category 1Free account required

Cleanly satisfies the new Missouri 1-hour nutrition requirement. Carries ABIM, ABP, ABS, ABPath and ABOHNS MOC.

NutritionCME.org course library

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (CME by George Washington University)

1 credit
Free tierAMA PRA Category 1Free account required

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.

DEA MATE Act — federal, applies to you too

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.

8 hrs
8-Hour Training: Pain, Opioids & Effective Patient Care

PCSS / American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

15 credits
FreeAMA PRA Category 1Counts toward MATE ActFree account required

Bundle worth up to 15 credits; 8 are needed for the DEA attestation.

14 credits
FreeAMA PRA Category 1Counts toward MATE ActFree account required

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.

Before you rely on any of this

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.

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