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Substance use disorder / addiction: which states require it

7 states list this topic in their physician license renewal requirements.

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Built from each state’s requirement data; the oldest fact here was last verified . Requirements change — confirm with your Board. This is general information, not legal advice.

States

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  1. Ariz. Admin. Code R4-16-102 — Continuing Medical Education (amended effective March 9, 2019, via Cornell LII)
  2. A.R.S. 32-1434 — Continuing medical education; audit
  3. A.R.S. 32-1430 — Renewal of license (birthday, every other year)
  4. A.R.S. 32-3248.02 — Opioid-related continuing education for Schedule II prescribers
  5. Arizona Medical Board — Frequently Asked Questions Regarding CME
  6. Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners — DO Renewal Application (December 31 of even- or odd-numbered years)
  7. A.R.S. 32-1825 — License renewal; continuing medical education
  8. Ariz. Admin. Code R4-22-207 — Continuing Medical Education; Waiver; Extension (amended effective August 31, 2019, via Cornell LII)
  9. Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Title 4 Chapter 22 (Arizona Administrative Register, June 26, 2026)
  10. Osteopathic Medical Board of California: Continuing Medical Education (effective October 1, 2025)
  11. Osteopathic Medical Board of California: Licensees
  12. Osteopathic Medical Board of California: Policy alert, new laws effective January 1, 2025
  13. Business and Professions Code, Division 2, Chapter 5, Article 21 (sections 2450 to 2459.7): osteopathic physicians, including 2454.5 and 2456.1
  14. Business and Professions Code section 2454.5: osteopathic CME
  15. Business and Professions Code, Division 2, Chapter 5, Article 10 (sections 2190 to 2196.9): Continuing Medical Education
  16. 16 CCR 1635: Required Continuing Medical Education (Cornell LII)
  17. 16 CCR 1639: Approved Continuing Medical Education (Cornell LII)
  18. 16 CCR 1641: Sanctions for Noncompliance (Cornell LII)
  19. Colorado Medical Board — Colorado Physician CME
  20. Colorado Medical Board — Physician Licensing Requirements (licenses expire April 30 of odd-numbered years)
  21. Colorado Medical Board — Medical homepage (public notices: August 27, 2026 rulemaking hearing)
  22. 3 CCR 713-1 Colorado Medical Board rules, version effective July 15, 2026 (Rules 1.29 and 1.33)
  23. 3 CCR 713-1 rule history (Colorado Secretary of State)
  24. HB24-1153 — Physician Continuing Education (C.R.S. 12-240-130.5)
  25. SB26-138 — repeal of the substance use training rule requirement (C.R.S. 12-30-114)
  26. HB26-1044 — maternal health equity (Board to consider a CME topic)
  27. Colorado Medical Board — Notice of Permanent Rulemaking Hearing, August 27, 2026
  28. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — Continuing Medical Education
  29. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — CME Requirement Schedule, current cycle January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2026 (PDF)
  30. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — Domestic Violence Requirement (PDF)
  31. 201 KAR 9:310 — Continuing medical education (certified effective February 26, 2025)
  32. 201 KAR 9:270 — Buprenorphine prescribing standards, 12 hours addiction medicine (effective January 22, 2026)
  33. 201 KAR 9:051 — Annual license renewal and registration (on or before March 1)
  34. KRS 194A.540 — Domestic violence and elder abuse training for primary care physicians and psychiatrists
  35. 2026 HB 412 (not enacted; shows current KRS 311.601 text on pediatric abusive head trauma)
  36. Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure — CME requirements
  37. Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure — MD/DO permanent license renewal
  38. 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2610, Ch. 2 — Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements, final filing January 27, 2026
  39. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration — Letter to DEA-registered practitioners on the one-time 8-hour training (MATE Act)
  40. Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners — CME Requirements Summary (effective July 1, 2023)
  41. NRS Chapter 630 — Physicians (630.253 continuing education, 630.2535 opioid training, 630.267 biennial registration)
  42. NAC Chapter 630 — Board of Medical Examiners (630.153–630.157 continuing education)
  43. Adopted Regulation R068-23 (NAC 630.1545, 630.1563, 630.1567; effective September 16, 2024)
  44. NRS Chapter 633 — Osteopathic Medicine (633.471 renewal and continuing education, 633.481 expiration)
  45. NAC Chapter 633 — Osteopathic Medicine (633.250 continuing education)
  46. Adopted Regulation R092-25, State Board of Osteopathic Medicine (biennial renewal; 40 hours from 2027)
  47. Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine — Summer 2025 newsletter (AB 56 changes)
  48. Utah DOPL — Physician and Surgeon: Renew a License
  49. Utah Admin. Code R156-67 — Utah Medical Practice Act Rule (R156-67-303, -304; effective December 24, 2024)
  50. Utah Code 58-67-304 — License renewal requirements (effective July 1, 2025)
  51. Utah Code 58-37-303 — Continuing education for controlled substance prescribers (effective May 6, 2026)
  52. Utah Department of Commerce — Controlled Substance License Education Requirements
  53. Utah Admin. Code R156-37-402 — Continuing education for controlled substance prescribers
  54. Utah Admin. Code R156-1-601 — Suicide prevention education
  55. DOPL — Approved Continuing Education for Prescribers (v.2026.07.28, PDF)
  56. Utah DOPL — Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon: Renew a License
  57. Utah Admin. Code R156-68 — Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act Rule (R156-68-303, -304)
  58. Utah Code 58-68-304 — License renewal requirements (effective July 1, 2025)

Each state’s page lists its own sources and the date its facts were last verified.