Oklahoma DO CME requirements

At a glance: DO (osteopathic physician)

Hours

16 hours every year

Renewal cycle

Every year

Deadline

June 30 each year (renewal opens May 1; renewals after June 30 pay a late fee; unrenewed licenses are canceled at the Board's September meeting)

Required topics

3

Hours carry over

No

First renewal

Confirm with your Board OAC 510:10-3-8 has no first-renewal waiver or proration. Physicians who were residents or fellows at any time during the July 1 to June 30 CME cycle are exempt, and CME starts the first July 1 after graduation (510:10-3-8(b)(5)); enter the exception in CE Broker. If you were licensed partway through a cycle after training, confirm with the Board.

Reporting

Report all CME in CE Broker, the Board's designated learning management system; a free basic account is enough (OAC 510:10-3-8(b)(6)). The online renewal will not let you continue until CE Broker shows the requirement met. Approved Oklahoma providers report the pain management hour for you. Residency or fellowship and no-DEA exceptions must be entered in CE Broker each cycle. To reinstate a canceled license within two years you need proof of 16 current-cycle hours (510:10-3-8(g)).

Board

Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners

OSBOE: all Oklahoma osteopathic physician licenses expire on June 30 of each year, and the CME cycle runs July 1 to June 30. 59 O.S. 641(A) requires renewal on or before July 1 each year; OAC 510:10-3-8(c) charges a late fee for any license not renewed before July 1, and 510:10-3-8(g) cancels licenses not renewed at the Board's September regular meeting. For 2026 the Board's newsletter gave May 1 to June 30 for renewal and July 1 to August 31 with a late fee.

Deadline

• June 30, 2027

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Required topics

• Prescribing controlled dangerous substances: pain management, opioid use or addiction (Board-approved course)1 hour · Every renewal · Physicians registered with the DEA
  59 O.S. 641(D)(2) and OAC 510:10-3-8(b)(2): 1 of the 16 hours every year on prescribing controlled dangerous substances, dedicated to pain management, opioid use or addiction, from a course previously approved by the OSBOE (the Board keeps a list of approved proper prescribing courses). The sponsor reports it to CE Broker. Osteopathic physicians without Oklahoma OBNDD or DEA authority to handle controlled substances are exempt and enter that exception in CE Broker. The Board's 2026 newsletter says it also authorized a completed educational audit to meet this hour.
• Oklahoma Medical Treatment Laws online presentation (inpatient facilities)1 hour · Once every 2 years · Only some physicians — see the rule note
  63 O.S. 3162(C) and (E): every health care provider associated with an inpatient health care services entity (a hospital or similar inpatient facility) must watch the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision's online presentation on the Medical Treatment Laws (hydration and nutrition for incompetent patients, nondiscrimination in treatment, advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders and assisted suicide prevention) at least once in each consecutive two-calendar-year period. The presentation is at least 1 hour, ends with a verification quiz and gives a dated certificate; give a copy to the facility. The time counts as part of, not in addition to, required CE. OAC 510:10-3-8(b)(4) gives Board CME credit for completing it.
• Medical marijuana (registered recommending physicians)2 hours · Every renewal · Only some physicians — see the rule note
  OAC 510:10-3-8(b)(3) and 63 O.S. 427.10(G): an osteopathic physician registered with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) to recommend medical marijuana completes at least 2 hours of CME on medical marijuana before recommending and every year after. CME must be Board-approved or certified by the ACCME, the AOA or another organization the Board recognizes. Since January 1, 2026, a physician must be on the OMMA registry to recommend.

Credit that counts

• AOA Category 1-AOAC 510:10-3-8(b): sixteen hours of American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Category One CME each year.
• AOA Category 1-B Confirm with your BoardThe rule says AOA "Category One" without separating 1-A and 1-B. AOA Category 1-B is part of AOA Category 1, so it appears to count; confirm with the Board.
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Confirm with your BoardOAC 510:10-3-8(b)(1): only osteopathic physicians obtaining or maintaining board certification through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) may use 16 AMA PRA Category 1 credit hours instead. Others need AOA Category 1.
• AAFP Prescribed credit Confirm with your BoardNot named in the rule or on the Board's pages. The rule accepts AOA Category One, and AMA PRA Category 1 only for ABMS-certified DOs; confirm with the Board before relying on AAFP Prescribed credit.