Required Courses for Florida License Renewal

See the Florida Board of Medicine website for license renewal requirements.

Offered by UF Continuing Medical Education

Free for UF Faculty. For questions or troubleshooting, contact UF Continuing Medical Education at cme-mail@ufl.edu

Required number of hours: 2

Prescribing Controlled Substances

All physicians who are registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and authorized to prescribe controlled substances are required to complete a board approved 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances in order to renew their Florida medical license. 

Offered by Florida Board of Governors Self-Insurance Programs (SIP)

Free for UF Faculty. For questions or troubleshooting, contact Florida Board of Governors Self-Insurance Programs (SIP) at https://flbog.sip.ufl.edu/contact-us/

DEA Opioid Education Requirement

All Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners will be required to attest that they have met an eight-hour training requirement on treating and managing patients with opioid and other substance use disorders before they obtain a new DEA license or renew their current DEA license. This is a one-time education requirement for renewals after June 27, 2023.

Online Opioid Modules