Delaware · MD and DO
Delaware law, regulation and programs on prescribing controlled substances
MD: 1 hour, once · DO: 1 hour, once.
Last verified against the sources below. Requirements change — confirm with your Board before you rely on this page. This is general information, not legal advice.
MD (medical doctor)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Once
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire at March 31 of odd-numbered years (renew online in DELPROS).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board Uniform Controlled Substances Act Regulations 3.1.2: practitioners who obtain a new Delaware controlled substance registration must complete a one-hour course on Delaware law, regulation and programs on prescribing and distributing controlled substances within the first year of registration. The Office of Controlled Substances' Mandatory Course page says all practitioners applying for a Delaware CSR must complete the Division's own one-hour, two-part course and attest to it within the application; only that course counts, and it "is no longer accepted as continuing education credit." The timing differs between the rule (first year) and the web page (at application); confirm with the Office of Controlled Substances.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Once
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire at March 31 of odd-numbered years (renew online in DELPROS).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board Uniform Controlled Substances Act Regulations 3.1.2: practitioners who obtain a new Delaware controlled substance registration must complete a one-hour course on Delaware law, regulation and programs on prescribing and distributing controlled substances within the first year of registration. The Office of Controlled Substances' Mandatory Course page says all practitioners applying for a Delaware CSR must complete the Division's own one-hour, two-part course and attest to it within the application; only that course counts, and it "is no longer accepted as continuing education credit." The timing differs between the rule (first year) and the web page (at application); confirm with the Office of Controlled Substances.
Facts marked “Confirm with your Board” are unsettled in the sources; the note says what to check.
What to do next
Other states that require it
Sources
- 24 Del. Admin. Code 1700 — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline rules (sections 7.0, 12.0, 17.11)
- Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Continuing Education and Audit Information
- Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Mandatory Training
- 24 Del. C. Chapter 17, Subchapter II (§ 1713(d) — continuing education, Alzheimer's disease and dementia hours)
- 24 Del. C. Chapter 17, Subchapter III (§ 1723 — biennial renewal; child abuse and domestic violence training)
- 24 Del. Admin. Code — Uniform Controlled Substances Act Regulations (section 3.1)
- Delaware Office of Controlled Substances — Continuing Education and Audit Information
- Delaware Office of Controlled Substances — Mandatory Course
MD facts last verified October 8, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 8, 2026.