Georgia · MD and DO
Georgia: Pain management or palliative medicine (when opioid pain patients are 50% or more of your practice)
MD: 20 hours, every renewal · DO: 20 hours, every renewal.
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
- 20 hours
- How often
- Every renewal
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire on the last day of your birth month, every two years.
- Board
- Georgia Composite Medical Board
- The rule
- Rule 360-15-.01(3): physicians without certification in pain management or palliative medicine whose opioid pain management patients are 50% or more of their patient population must obtain 20 hours of CME on pain management or palliative medicine every two years (AMA/AOA PRA Category 1, Board-approved or federally approved CME). These hours may count toward the 40.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 20 hours
- How often
- Every renewal
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire on the last day of your birth month, every two years.
- Board
- Georgia Composite Medical Board
- The rule
- Rule 360-15-.01(3): physicians without certification in pain management or palliative medicine whose opioid pain management patients are 50% or more of their patient population must obtain 20 hours of CME on pain management or palliative medicine every two years (AMA/AOA PRA Category 1, Board-approved or federally approved CME). These hours may count toward the 40.
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Other states that require it
Alaska, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts and 13 more. Every state that requires it
Sources
- Georgia Composite Medical Board — home page
- Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 360-15 — Continuing Education (Rules 360-15-.01 and .02, Georgia Secretary of State)
- Georgia Composite Medical Board — Notice of intent to amend Rule 360-15-.01, with full rule text (professional boundaries amendment)
- Georgia Composite Medical Board — Board partners with CE Broker for continuing education tracking (August 10, 2023)
MD facts last verified October 7, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 7, 2026.