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Arkansas — CME Requirements SEED
Arkansas 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 Arkansas board directly.
- Hours / cycle
- 20 hours every 1 year(s)
- Category rule
- 50 percent must be in subjects pertaining to physician's primary area of (current) practice and designated Category 1
- Reporting method
- not yet verified — do not guess
- CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
- No / not stated
Mandated topics
- Prescribing opioids and/or benzodiazepines: 1 of the 20 annual credits
- Prescribing education: one-time 3 hours within the first 2 years of licensure
Equivalency
No equivalency provision recorded.
Notes
None recorded.
Law citation
AR Admin Rules 060.00.18-001 & ASMB Guidance
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.