Michigan · MD and DO
Michigan: Opioids and controlled substances awareness training
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 3 years; licenses expire on the anniversary of your license's issue date, every three years.
- Board
- Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA, Bureau of Professional Licensing)
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board R 338.3135(1) (amended effective May 28, 2024): "An individual who is applying for or renewing a controlled substance license shall complete a training in opioids and controlled substances awareness before applying for the license or renewal." Content: utilizing MAPS, and state and federal laws on prescribing and dispensing controlled substances (may come from more than one program). Accepted providers: a nationally or state-recognized health-related organization, a state or federal agency, any CE program accepted by a Michigan health licensing board, or a board-approved educational program or college. Modalities: teleconference or webinar, online presentation, live presentation, printed or electronic media. No minimum length (the 1 hour here is a placeholder). Subrule (4) required existing licensees to complete it by the end of the first renewal cycle beginning after January 4, 2019, and LARA describes it as training you 'have completed', but subrule (1) can be read as due before every renewal — confirm with LARA. Keep proof for 3 renewal periods plus 1 year.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Once
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 3 years; licenses expire on the anniversary of your license's issue date, every three years.
- Board
- Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (LARA, Bureau of Professional Licensing)
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board R 338.3135(1) (amended effective May 28, 2024): "An individual who is applying for or renewing a controlled substance license shall complete a training in opioids and controlled substances awareness before applying for the license or renewal." Content: utilizing MAPS, and state and federal laws on prescribing and dispensing controlled substances (may come from more than one program). Accepted providers: a nationally or state-recognized health-related organization, a state or federal agency, any CE program accepted by a Michigan health licensing board, or a board-approved educational program or college. Modalities: teleconference or webinar, online presentation, live presentation, printed or electronic media. No minimum length (the 1 hour here is a placeholder). Subrule (4) required existing licensees to complete it by the end of the first renewal cycle beginning after January 4, 2019, and LARA describes it as training you 'have completed', but subrule (1) can be read as due before every renewal — confirm with LARA. Keep proof for 3 renewal periods plus 1 year.
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
- LARA — Michigan Board of Medicine
- LARA — MD Licensing Guide and FAQs (renewal checklist and CE FAQs)
- Mich Admin Code R 338.2401–R 338.2443, Medicine General Rules (R 338.2413, R 338.2441, R 338.2443; amended eff. March 19, 2026)
- Mich Admin Code R 338.7001–R 338.7005, Public Health Code General Rules (R 338.7002 triennial renewal; R 338.7004 implicit bias)
- Mich Admin Code R 338.3101 et seq., Controlled Substances (R 338.3135 opioid and controlled substance awareness training)
- LARA — CE Broker
- LARA — Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
- LARA — Osteopathic Physician Licensing Guide and FAQs (renewal checklist)
- Mich Admin Code R 338.111–R 338.143, Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery General Rules (R 338.120, R 338.141, R 338.143; amended eff. May 8, 2025)
MD facts last verified October 8, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 8, 2026.