Wyoming · MD and DO
Wyoming: Responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance use disorders
MD: 1 hour, once every 2 years · DO: 1 hour, once every 2 years.
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 every 2 years
- Who
- Physicians registered with the DEA
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 3 years; licenses expire on June 30 every year (annual renewal); at each renewal you verify 60 hours earned in the previous three years.
- Board
- Wyoming Board of Medicine
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board W.S. 33-26-202(b)(xiv) (2019 SF 47): the Board 'shall require licensees who are registered with the board of pharmacy to dispense a controlled substance in this state to complete one (1) hour of continuing education related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or the treatment of substance abuse disorders every two (2) years.' It applies to physicians with a Wyoming controlled substance registration (not DEA registration as such). The Board's CME rule (Ch. 3 §7) does not restate it, so whether it counts within the 60 hours and whether the first-three-years exemption covers it are not stated; confirm with the Board.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Once every 2 years
- Who
- Physicians registered with the DEA
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 3 years; licenses expire on June 30 every year (annual renewal); at each renewal you verify 60 hours earned in the previous three years.
- Board
- Wyoming Board of Medicine
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board W.S. 33-26-202(b)(xiv) (2019 SF 47): the Board 'shall require licensees who are registered with the board of pharmacy to dispense a controlled substance in this state to complete one (1) hour of continuing education related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or the treatment of substance abuse disorders every two (2) years.' It applies to physicians with a Wyoming controlled substance registration (not DEA registration as such). The Board's CME rule (Ch. 3 §7) does not restate it, so whether it counts within the 60 hours and whether the first-three-years exemption covers it are not stated; confirm with the Board.
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
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada and 6 more. Every state that requires it
Sources
- Wyoming Board of Medicine: Renew physician license (2026-2027 renewal, grace period)
- Wyoming Board of Medicine: Rules and Regulations (Board copy; official version at rules.wyo.gov)
- Wyoming Board of Medicine Rules, Chapters 1 and 3 (Board copy: Ch. 1 §10 renewal, Ch. 3 §7 CME)
- Wyoming Secretary of State: Administrative rules (official), Medicine, Board of
- Wyoming Statutes Title 33 (W.S. 33-26-202(b)(xiv), 33-26-305)
- Wyoming 2019 Senate File 47, Enrolled Act 66 (controlled-substance CE)
MD facts last verified October 7, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 7, 2026.