Connecticut Physicians CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Connecticut Physicians
In
support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to
provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health and Additional Services accept courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Continuing Education Requirement
MDs and DOs: Required 50 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ every two-year CE reporting period. At least 1 hour is required in each of the following every six years: Diseases, including but not limited to, infectious disease, immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus; risk management, including, but not limited to, prescribing controlled substances and pain management; sexual assault, domestic violence, and cultural competency; behavioral health, including, but not limited to, at least 2 contact hours on the topics of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, delirium, related cognitive impairments and geriatric depression, or mental health conditions common to veterans and family members that includes determining whether a patient is a veteran or a family member of a veteran, screening for conditions such as PTSD, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and suicide prevention and training.
For More Information
Please contact the Connecticut Department of Public Health and Additional Services at (860) 509-7603 option 3 or http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=389490&dphNav_GID=1821 for additional information regarding your continuing education.
