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Arizona — CME Requirements SEED

Arizona 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 Arizona board directly.

Hours / cycle: 40 hours every 2 year(s)
Reporting method: not yet verified — do not guess
CME equivalent (board cert) accepted: No / not stated

Mandated topics

Opioid-related, substance use disorder-related or addiction-related CME: minimum 3 hours each renewal cycle for holders of a valid DEA registration (eff. April 2018)

Equivalency

No equivalency provision recorded.

Osteopathic (DO) board differs. AZ-O: 40 h/2 yr; 24 must be AOA Category 1-A and no more than 16 h/yr from AMA Category 1 (ACCME); same 3-hour opioid rule for DEA registrants (Ariz. Admin. Code R4-22-207 & A.R.S. § 32-3248.02)

Notes

board does not allow rollover credits

Law citation

Ariz. Admin. Code R4-16-102 & A.R.S. § 32-3248.02

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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This page is a research summary, not legal or compliance advice — confirm current requirements with the board before relying on it.

Data as of 2026-07-10.