Guides
Plain-language guides to physician license-renewal CME requirements, required topics, renewal checklists and credit types, with sources. Requirements change — always confirm with your licensing board.
55 guides
Renewal checklists
State requirements
Alabama physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Alabama MD or DO needs each calendar year, which credit counts, the controlled substance and professional boundaries courses, and audits.Alaska physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Alaska MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the pain management and opioid hours, the December 31 deadline and audits.Arizona physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Arizona MDs and DOs need every two years, which credit each board accepts, the 3-hour opioid requirement and when your license is due.Arkansas physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Arkansas MD or DO needs each year, the Category 1 half, the opioid and benzodiazepine hour, prescribing education for new licensees and audits.California physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours California MDs and DOs need every two years, the credit types each board accepts, the one-time pain management course and audits.Colorado physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
Colorado's new 30-hour CME requirement for MDs and DOs, starting with the April 30, 2027 renewal: accepted credit, prorated hours and substance use training.Connecticut physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Connecticut MD or DO needs, the six topics due every six years, the birth-month renewal, the first-renewal exemption and record keeping.Delaware physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Delaware MD or DO needs by March 31 of odd years, the abuse-reporting training, the new dementia hours and controlled substance CE.Florida osteopathic physician (DO) CME requirements for license renewal
CME a Florida DO needs each two-year cycle under Chapter 459 — 40 hours, AOA Category 1-A, mandatory topics, the home-study limit, deadlines and CE Broker.Florida physician (MD) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Florida MD needs each two-year cycle, the mandatory topics, renewal deadlines and how completion is reported in CE Broker.Georgia physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Georgia MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the one-time controlled substance and professional boundaries courses, and audits.Hawaii physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Hawaii MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the different MD and DO renewal dates, first-renewal rules and audits.Idaho physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Idaho MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the board certification option, the move to birthday renewals and audits.Illinois physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Illinois MD or DO needs each three-year cycle, the state-mandated topics, the July 31 renewal date and how compliance is checked.Indiana physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
Indiana sets no CME requirement for renewing an MD or DO license, and the opioid CME rule for controlled substance registrations ended July 1, 2025.Iowa physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Iowa MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the abuse, chronic pain and end-of-life trainings, renewal dates and audits.Kansas physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME credits Kansas MDs and DOs need at each annual renewal, the 18-, 30- and 42-month options, the pain and opioid hour, and expiration dates.Kentucky physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Kentucky MD or DO needs in each three-year cycle, which credit counts, the KASPER/HB 1 hours for prescribers, the one-time courses and how certification and audits work.Louisiana physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Louisiana MD or DO needs each year, which credit counts, the one-time CDS and Laws and Rules courses, the sickle cell course, and CE Broker reporting.Maine physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Maine MDs and DOs need every two years, the credit each board accepts, the 3-hour opioid prescribing requirement, birth-month renewal and audits.Maryland physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME credits a Maryland MD or DO needs every two years, the September 30 renewal by last name, the new structural racism training and CDS hours.Massachusetts physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME credits Massachusetts physicians need each two-year cycle, the required topics and one-time trainings, birthday renewal and record keeping.Michigan physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Michigan MDs and DOs need each three-year cycle, the required topics, implicit bias and one-time trainings, and how audits work.Minnesota physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Minnesota MD or DO needs every three years, which credit counts, how the birth-month cycle works, why there is no required topic today, and how reporting and audits work.Mississippi physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Mississippi MD or DO needs in each two-year cycle, which credit counts, the DEA training rule, CME tracking since 2026 and audits.Missouri physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Missouri MDs and DOs need each two-year reporting period, which credit counts, the new nutrition hour, and how reporting and audits work.Montana physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
Montana sets no CME requirement for MDs or DOs. Here is what renewal does require, when your license expires and what happens if you renew late.Nebraska physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Nebraska MDs and DOs need every two years, which credit counts, the opioid prescribing hours, carryover and the October 1 renewal date.Nevada physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Nevada MDs and DOs need, the required topics (ethics, opioids, suicide prevention, SBIRT) and the DO switch to two-year renewal in 2026.New Hampshire physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a New Hampshire MD or DO needs every two years, the Category I minimum, the 3-hour opioid rule for DEA registrants, expiration and audits.New Jersey physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME credits New Jersey MDs and DOs need each two-year cycle, the mandated topics, the June 30 odd-year deadline and how the Board audits.New Mexico physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours New Mexico MDs and DOs need every three years, which credit counts, the pain management hours for prescribers and the July 1 renewal date.New York physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for registration
New York has no general CME hours for physicians. Here are its three mandated trainings, each with its own schedule: infection control, child abuse reporting and the prescriber course.North Carolina physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours North Carolina MDs and DOs need each three-year cycle, the controlled substance hours, birthday renewal and how hours are reported.North Dakota physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a North Dakota MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the new nutrition hour, the board-certification exception and how audits work.Ohio physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Ohio MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the duty-to-report hour, when your license expires and how audits work.Oklahoma physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
Oklahoma MDs need 60 Category I hours every three years and DOs 16 AOA hours every year, plus a yearly pain or opioid hour. Dates, credit types and reporting.Oregon physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How Oregon MDs and DOs meet the Board's CME rule every two years, the pain management course, cultural competency hours, the December 31 deadline and audits.Pennsylvania physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
The 100 CME hours Pennsylvania MDs and DOs need each two-year cycle, credit-type minimums, child abuse, opioid, patient safety and organ donation rules.Rhode Island physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Rhode Island MD or DO needs by June 1 of even years, which credit counts, the opioid and Alzheimer's training, and record keeping.South Carolina physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a South Carolina MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the controlled-substance hours, the new human trafficking course, when licenses expire and how audits work.South Dakota physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
South Dakota sets no CME requirement for MDs or DOs. Here is what the law does require at renewal, the March 1 deadline and what happens if you miss it.Tennessee physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Tennessee MDs and DOs need every two years, the credit each board accepts, the Tennessee-specific prescribing hours, renewal dates and audits.Texas physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Texas MDs and DOs need each two-year registration, the required topics, new 2026–2027 requirements and CE Broker reporting.Utah physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Utah MDs and DOs need every two years, the Category 1 minimum, controlled substance and SBIRT hours for prescribers, and renewal dates.Vermont physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Vermont MDs and DOs need every two years, the two different boards and deadlines, the hospice and controlled-substance hours, and audits.Virginia physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Virginia MD or DO needs every two years after the 2025 rule change, what counts as Type 1, the first-renewal exemption, the coming bias reduction training, and how audits work.Washington physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
Washington CME hours for MDs (200 every four years) and DOs (150 every three years), health equity, suicide prevention, opioid prescribing training and audits.West Virginia physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours West Virginia MDs and DOs need every two years, the new nutrition hours, the controlled substance course after initial licensure, when licenses expire and how audits work.Wisconsin physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Wisconsin MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the 2-hour opioid and controlled substance course for DEA registrants, the October 31 renewal date and audits.Wyoming physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Wyoming MD or DO needs, which credit counts, the controlled-substance hour, the June 30 renewal date, the exemptions and how audits work.
Required topics
Florida controlled substance prescribing CME (2 hours) for physicians
Florida's 2-hour controlled substance prescribing course for DEA-registered physicians — who must take it, what it covers, and why only Board-named providers count.Florida prevention of medical errors CME (2 hours) for physicians
What Florida's 2-hour prevention of medical errors requirement covers, who must take it, when, which providers' courses count, and each Board's current list of the five most misdiagnosed conditions.