South Carolina Physicians CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

South Carolina 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 South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Continuing Education Requirement

MDs and DOs are required 40 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or AOA Category 1 Credit every two years, 30 of which must be within the physician's specialty, and 2 of which must be related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances.

Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.

Podiatrists are required 24 hours every two years. Podiatrists with an active DHEC/DEA controlled substance prescriptive authority registration must complete 2 hours of the continuing education required for renewal on the appropriate procedures for prescribing and monitoring controlled substances.*

Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.

* NetCE will electronically report successful course completions to CE Broker.

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For More Information

Please contact the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at (803) 896-4500, or refer to https://llr.sc.gov/med/ - MDs and DOs; or the South Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners at (803) 896-4500, or refer to https://llr.sc.gov/pod/ - DPMs; and https://llr.sc.gov/med/PDF/Medical_CE_Reqs.pdf - Medical Board and Podiatory Board Licensees Summary for additional information regarding your continuing education.