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Georgia — CME Requirements SEED
Georgia 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 Georgia board directly.
- Hours / cycle
- 40 hours every 2 year(s)
- Category rule
- Board-approved credit: AMA Category 1, AOA Category 1, AAFP Prescribed, ACOG Cognates Category 1, or ACEP Category 1
- Reporting method
- not yet verified — do not guess
- CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
- Yes
Mandated topics
- Responsible opioid prescribing: 3 hours Category 1 before next renewal for DEA registrants who prescribe controlled substances (eff. 2018-01-01)
- Pain management or palliative medicine: 20 hours biennially for physicians without pain-management/palliative certification whose opioid pain-management patients are 50 percent or more of patient population
- Sexual misconduct and professional boundaries: one-time 2-hour course before next renewal, every GCMB-licensed physician and allied health professional (eff. 2022-01-01, GA HB 458 (2021))
Equivalency
AAFP Prescribed, ACOG Cognates Category 1, and ACEP Category 1 credit accepted alongside AMA/AOA Category 1 (GCMB Guidance)
Notes
- Board waives 1 CME hour per 4 hours of documented uncompensated health care services, and up to 8 CME hours per biennium for peer review of Board investigative cases
Law citation
GCMB Guidance; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-15-.01; GA HB 458 (2021)
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.