Research performed October 2019 - February 2020
Key: States with online CE Restrictions
| State | Renewal Period | Total # Hours | Required Subject(s) | Required Subject Hours | Relevant Restrictions |
| Alabama | 1 yr. | 12 | N/A | None listed | |
| Alaska | 2 yrs. | 50 | Pain Management & Opioid Use | 2 | None listed |
| Arizona | 1 yr. | 25 | Opioid-related, substance-use disorder related, or addiction related |
3 | May take up to 10 hours of CME on the Internet, on a CD-ROM or in podiatric medical litertature such as a journal |
| Arkansas | 1 yr. | 20 | N/A | None listed | |
| California | 2 yrs. | 50 | Lower extremity muscular skeletal system |
12 | None listed |
| Colorado | 1 yr. | 10 | N/A | None listed | |
| Connecticut | 1 yr. | 0 | N/A | None listed | |
| Delaware | 2 yrs. | 32 | N/A | None listed | |
| Florida | 2 yrs. | 40 | Medical Error | 2 | Up to 8 hours per biennium is allowed for home study course. |
| Laws and Rules | 1 | ||||
| Risk Management | 1 | ||||
| Controlled Substance Prescribing | 2 | ||||
| Human Trafficking | 1 | ||||
| Georgia | 2 yrs. | 50 | N/A | No more than 10 hours shall be obtained from online courses/correspondence courses/webinar, and such courses must be approved by the CPME. |
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| Hawaii | 2 yrs. | 40 | N/A | None listed | |
| Idaho | 1 yr. | 15 | N/A | None listed | |
| Illinois | 2 yrs. | 100 | N/A | 1) Up to 50 total credit hours may be earned through nonsupervised individual activities in: A) self-instruction (AV materials, programed education materials, electronic teaching devices and individual reading of podiatric medical literature B) Patient care review (time spent in programs concerned with the review and evaluation of patient care) C) self-assessment (quizzes completed after reading professional publications of a scientific or patient-care oriented nature, or completion of aptitute questionnaires provided by various organizations and societies) D) specialty Board or Specialty organization preparation |
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| Iowa | 2 yrs. | 40 | If a podiatrist utilizes conscious sedation, must have CE in area of conscious sedation or other related topics |
1 | 1) 10 hrs of credit for viewing videotaped presentations if there is a program official present. |
| If podiatrist has prescribed opioids to a pt. during a renewal cycle must have CE re: the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, etc. |
1 | 2) 10 hours of credit for computer-assisted instructional courses/programs approved by the APMA or its affiliates. |
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| Kansas | 3yrs. | 54 | N/A | None listed | |
| Kentucky | 1yr | 20 | Use of the Kentucky All-Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting System, pain management or addiction disorders |
1.5 | Max. 5 hr. of Category B CE hours (may relate to non-podiatric medical issues or general practice issues and may be earned by attendance at or participation in home study courses; hospital, clinic or in-house staff lectures; or local or regional medical society or medical association meetings) |
| Louisana | 1 yr | 20 | N/A | None listed | |
| Maine | 2 yrs | 25 | N/A | None listed | |
| Maryland | 2 yrs | 50 | N/A | 25 credit hours shall be completed in person. No more than 25 credit hours shall be completed online or via other sources. |
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| Massechutes | 1 yr. | 15 | Opioid Education & Pain Management |
1 | None listed |
| Michigan | 3 yrs | 150 | Pain & Symptom Management | 3 | None listed |
| Medical Ethics | 1 | ||||
| Controlled Substance Prescribing | 2 | ||||
| Minnesot |