For DO: 150 CME Hours Every 3 Years

1 hour in the following areas required: Infectious disease, risk management, sexual assault, domestic violence and cultural competence

First time renewal requires 1 hour of HIV/AIDS, 2 hours of medication errors prevention

Subsequent renewals require 2 hours of medical errors prevention; every 3rd renewal requires 2 hours of medical errors prevention, 2 hours of domestic violence

Required topics every five years include: training for identifying/reporting child abuse & dependent adult abuse, chronic pain management, and end-of-life care

PCPs required to take a one-time domestic violence course

Every 10 years require 2 hours of KY-approved HIV/AIDS

Required to obtain study board requirements, risk management, 3 credits in pain management, 2 credits in end-of-life care, 3 credits in Electronic Health Records

For DO: 35 CME Hours per Year

MDs required to obtain 2 credits in ethics, 20 credits in specialty, Prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe injection practices

Required topics include: 6 credits of cultural competence

Must be practice-relevant

For DO: 16 CME Hours per year and required to obtain 1 credit prescribing controlled substances every two years

Required to obtain 12 credits of patient safety or risk management

Required to obtain 2 credits of universal precautions, bioterrorism, end-of-life, occupational safety & health administration, ethics, pain management, infection control, modes of transmission or palliative care

Required to obtain 30 credits of specialty education

Required to obtain 1 credit in prescribing controlled substances

Required to obtain 2 credits in ethics and/or professional responsibility

MDs required to obtain 1 hour of hospice, palliative care, and/or pain management

DOs required to obtain 12 credits of osteopathic medical education

For DO: 150 CME Hours Every 3 Years

For DO: 32 CME Hours Every 2 Years