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Alaska — CME Requirements SEED
Alaska physician CME requirements, summarized from the FSMB board-by-board overview and, where noted, the board's own published rules. Built for hospitalists and other physicians tracking a multi-state license portfolio — not a substitute for checking with the Alaska board directly.
- Hours / cycle
- 50 hours every 2 year(s)
- Category rule
- all must be AMA Category 1 or AOA Category 1 or 2
- Reporting method
- not yet verified — do not guess
- CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
- Yes
Mandated topics
- Pain management and opioid use and addiction: at least 2 hours for each licensee who holds a DEA number (Alaska Stat. § 8-36-070(a)(7))
Equivalency
initial certification or recertification during the concluding licensing period by an AMA- or AOA-recognized specialty board accepted as equivalent, among other routes (Alaska Admin. Code tit. 12, § 40.210)
Notes
- physician may not be exempted from more than 15 hours of CME in a five-year period (Alaska Stat. § 8-64-312)
Law citation
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 12, § 40.200; Alaska Stat. § 8-64-312; Alaska Stat. § 8-36-070(a)(7); Alaska Admin. Code tit. 12, § 40.210
Sources
- https://www.fsmb.org/siteassets/advocacy/key-issues/continuing-medical-education-by-state.pdf — accessed 2026-07-10 — AGGREGATOR_ONLY
SEED: every source for this jurisdiction is the FSMB aggregator table only (AGGREGATOR_ONLY) — a strong lead, not yet independently confirmed. Confirm with the board before relying on it.
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Data as of 2026-07-10.