Continuing Education for Dentists on Controlled Substances

Feb 9, 2024
FDA-supported legislation passed in HB 549 by Rep. Tyler Sirois (R-Merritt Island) that will require dentists to take a two-hour continuing education (CE) course on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances during licensure renewal.
Last year, legislation passed that required all health care practitioners to take CE for the prescribing of controlled substances from a statewide association of physicians, unless the health care practitioners’ practice act included the CE requirement. With the passage of HB 549, dentists will no longer be mandated to only receive CE for the prescribing of controlled substances from a statewide association of physicians. Dentists will be able to receive CE for controlled substances from dentists and dental-affiliated groups certified to offer such course. Should this bill be signed into law, it would be effective July 1, 2019.

Capital Report, Vol. 26, No. 10 – Sine Die – May 16, 2019