MICHIGAN MEDICAL DOCTOR (MD) LICENSING GUIDE
Revision Date 06/17/2024 Page 7 of 8
Controlled Substance Renewal Application Fee: $248.10 (if applicable)
Renewal Cycle: 3 years
Good Moral Character Questions – Documentation and explanation will be required if you answer “yes” to
either question to show at the current time you have the ability to, and are likely to, serve the public in a fair,
honest and open manner, that you are rehabilitated, or that the substance of the former offense is not
reasonably related to the occupation or profession for which you are seeking license renewal.
Disciplinary Question - Documentation will be required if you answer “yes” to having sanctions imposed
against you by a similar licensure, registration, certification, or disciplinary board of another state or country
you have not previously reported to the department.
Human Trafficking Training – Beginning with the 2017 renewal cycle and all renewal cycles thereafter,
licensees seeking renewal must certify on their renewal application that prior to renewing their license they
have completed a one-time training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meets the standards in
Administrative Rule 338.2413.
Implicit Bias Training – For initial renewals completed after June 1, 2021, completion of one hour of implicit
bias training is required for each year of licensure since June 1, 2021. If renewing prior to June 1, 2022, implicit
bias training is not required for that renewal. Once the initial renewal is completed, then 1 hour of implicit bias
training will be required for each year of the current license cycle going forward. Please note, this is not a
one-time training and must be completed for each renewal cycle prior to the renewal being completed.
Opioids and Controlled Substances Awareness Training – By the end of the renewal cycle that begins after
January 4, 2019, all controlled substance licensees or individuals who are licensed to prescribe or dispense
controlled substances must certify on their renewal application prior to renewing their license that they have
completed training in opioids and controlled substance awareness that meets the standards established in
Administrative Rule 338.3135.
Hospital Affiliations – Name of each hospital where you are employed or under contract along with name of
each hospital in which you are allowed to practice.
Accept Renewal Attestation - By accepting the renewal attestation you as the licensee are certifying that you
have met the continuing education requirements during the renewal period and all information provided on
your renewal application is true and correct:
If licensed during the full 3-year renewal cycle:
150 hours of continuing medical education in courses or programs approved by the board of which
a minimum 75 hours of the required 150 hours earned in courses or programs designated as
Category 1 programs.
A minimum of 3 hours of continuing education earned in the area of pain and symptom
management. At least 1 of the 3 hours must include controlled substance prescribing.
A minimum of 1 hour of continuing education earned in the area of medical ethics.