State of Michigan - LARA Requirements
Osteopathic physicians are required to complete 150 hours of CME, with a minimum of 60 hours earned in activities designated as Category 1. 40 of those 60 hours must be designated as AOA Category 1-A credit.
Medical Doctors are required to complete 150 hours of CME, with a minimum of 75 hours earned in activities designated as Category 1 programs. The remaining 75 hours may be comprised of Category 1 & 2 credits within the maximums allowed.
Topic Specific CME requirements
Within the 150 hours of continuing medical education:
One-Time Requirements
Please see the following documents for more details:
Medical Doctors are required to complete 150 hours of CME, with a minimum of 75 hours earned in activities designated as Category 1 programs. The remaining 75 hours may be comprised of Category 1 & 2 credits within the maximums allowed.
Topic Specific CME requirements
Within the 150 hours of continuing medical education:
- A minimum of one hour of CME must be in the area of medical ethics;
- Three hours must be in the area of pain and symptom management, with at least one of the three hours specifically on opioids and controlled substance prescribing; and
- Effective June 2022, a minimum of three hours every 3-year relicensing cycle is required in Implicit Bias education.
One-Time Requirements
- Effective January 4, 2019, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs announced a one-time Opioids and Controlled Substances Awareness Training Standards for Prescribers and Dispensers of Controlled Substances. This is separate from continuing education for an individual seeking a controlled substance license or who is licensed to prescribe or dispense controlled substances
- Also, separate from continuing medical education requirements, physicians must complete a one-time human trafficking requirement.
Please see the following documents for more details:
American Osteopathic Association CME Requirements
Time-limited certification
Physicians who hold a time-limited board certification issued by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) are required to meet the specified CME requirements for the 2022-24 Certification CME cycle as part of Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) Component 2: Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education (CME).
The number of CME credits required is determined by each specialty certifying board. Physicians CME Activity Report will outline the total CME requirement, the number of credits required in Categories 1 and 2, and if applicable, the specialty specific CME requirement. The table below lists the requirements by specialty board. Diplomates who hold time-limited certifications must complete the OCC Component 2: Lifelong Learning/CME requirement as outlined below in addition to all other components of OCC.
Non time-limited certification
Non-time-limited diplomates who choose not to voluntarily participate in OCC will be required to obtain 120 CME credits during the 2022-2024 certification CME cycle regardless of specialty.
The number of credits required in Categories 1 and 2 and, if applicable, the specialty specific CME requirement is detailed in the table below.
Non-time-limited diplomates who choose to voluntarily participate in OCC are required to meet the specified CME credit hour requirement for the 2022-2024 certification CME cycle as part of Component 2: Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education (CME). The number of CME credits required is determined by each specialty certifying board.
A diplomate’s CME Activity Report will outline the total CME requirement, the number of credits required in Categories 1 and 2, and, if applicable, specialty specific CME requirement. The table below lists the requirements by specialty board. Diplomates who hold non-time-limited certifications and are voluntarily participating in OCC must complete the OCC Component 2: Lifelong Learning/CME requirement in addition to all other components of OCC.
Important Information:
Physicians who hold a time-limited board certification issued by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) are required to meet the specified CME requirements for the 2022-24 Certification CME cycle as part of Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) Component 2: Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education (CME).
The number of CME credits required is determined by each specialty certifying board. Physicians CME Activity Report will outline the total CME requirement, the number of credits required in Categories 1 and 2, and if applicable, the specialty specific CME requirement. The table below lists the requirements by specialty board. Diplomates who hold time-limited certifications must complete the OCC Component 2: Lifelong Learning/CME requirement as outlined below in addition to all other components of OCC.
Non time-limited certification
Non-time-limited diplomates who choose not to voluntarily participate in OCC will be required to obtain 120 CME credits during the 2022-2024 certification CME cycle regardless of specialty.
The number of credits required in Categories 1 and 2 and, if applicable, the specialty specific CME requirement is detailed in the table below.
Non-time-limited diplomates who choose to voluntarily participate in OCC are required to meet the specified CME credit hour requirement for the 2022-2024 certification CME cycle as part of Component 2: Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education (CME). The number of CME credits required is determined by each specialty certifying board.
A diplomate’s CME Activity Report will outline the total CME requirement, the number of credits required in Categories 1 and 2, and, if applicable, specialty specific CME requirement. The table below lists the requirements by specialty board. Diplomates who hold non-time-limited certifications and are voluntarily participating in OCC must complete the OCC Component 2: Lifelong Learning/CME requirement in addition to all other components of OCC.
Important Information: