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Louisiana CME requirements
Continuing medical education and license renewal rules for clinicians licensed in Louisiana, as recorded by MedLicense for planning.
Planning aid only. MedLicense is not legal or compliance advice. Boards change rules between cycles, so confirm every requirement with the board before you rely on it.
- Licensing board
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
- License renewal
- Every 1 year
MD CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-10-31 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-10-31. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
Board-approved course required At least one topic must come from a course the board has approved, and a general CME course may not count. Check the board’s approved list before you buy.
- Total hours
- 20 hours every year, with at least 20 in Category 1 or the equivalent
- License renewal
- Every 1 year
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 1 | Every cycle | DEA registrants Board-approved course required | Controlled-substance prescribing for CDS licensees; hours and frequency uncertain |
Notes. Annual renewal, 20 Category 1 hours per year. Controlled-substance CME rule details uncertain.
DO CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
Board-approved course required At least one topic must come from a course the board has approved, and a general CME course may not count. Check the board’s approved list before you buy.
- Total hours
- 20 hours every year, with at least 20 in Category 1 or the equivalent
- License renewal
- Every 1 year
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 1 | Every cycle | DEA registrants Board-approved course required | Controlled-substance prescribing for CDS licensees; hours and frequency uncertain |
Notes. Copied from the MD block as a planning default; the osteopathic rules were not separately confirmed. Confirm with the board.
NP CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- Not recorded every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 1 year
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology | 6 | Every cycle | Everyone | 6 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics EACH YEAR for APRNs with prescriptive authority (12 per two-year licensure period) |
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 3 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | One-time 3 hours of CE for prescribers of controlled substances (Act 76 of 2017); required before renewal for APRNs with prescriptive authority and a CDS license |
Notes. RN and APRN licences renew on a 2-year licensure period. Nationally board-certified APRNs meet the RN CE/practice requirement by holding approved certification; otherwise RN renewal needs 30 board-approved CE hours or 900 practice hours in the 2-year period.
PA CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- Not recorded, and the renewal cycle is not recorded
- License renewal
- Every 1 year
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 3 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | One-time 3-hour CDS CME (prescribing best practices, drug diversion, addiction treatment, chronic pain) for CDS licence holders, before first renewal |
Notes. LSBME requires annual CE for all licensees tracked in CE Broker and a Laws and Rules course at first renewal; the annual PA hour count is on a separate board PDF that was not readable in this run. Confirm with the board.
CRNA CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- Not recorded every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 1 year
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. LSBN brochure covers RN and APRN renewal on a 2-year period; certified APRNs meet RN renewal by holding approved certification. The pharmacotherapeutics rule applies to APRNs with prescriptive authority. CRNA-specific provisions were not found in the documents read; Confirm with the board.
Plan this renewal
Use the free opioid CME planner to see the controlled-substance rules for Louisiana next to other states, or the license cost calculator to estimate fees. Read how multi-state CME works if you hold more than one license.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants usually also maintain national certification, which has its own cycle. The recertification basics guide explains how that fits alongside state rules.
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