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INFORMATION REGARDING THE MANDATORY OPIOID CONTINUING EDUCATION
A.R.S. § 32-3248.02 requires all healthcare professionals who hold Drug Enforcement Administration certifications to complete a minimum three hours of continuing medical education (“CME”) in an opioid-related, substance-use disorder related, or addiction related course each renewal cycle as part of the annual continuing education requirement for licensure.
For additional information regarding the Opioid Epidemic Act, please visit the Office of the Governor, Douglas Ducey(link is external).
There are comprehensive courses available for free to all Arizona prescribers, including through The University of Arizona Office of Continuing Medical Education and Arizona State University College of Health Solutions. Please see the links below:
https://courses.cpe.asu.edu/browse/college-health-solutions
