CME requirements by state
Physician license renewal requirements for every state, MD and DO: hours, renewal cycle, deadline and required topics, from each Board's rules, with sources. Requirements change — always confirm with your Board.
50 states. Every renewal date is on the deadlines page.
- Alabama MD25 hours every year
- Alabama DO25 hours every year
- Alaska MD50 hours every 2 years
- Alaska DO50 hours every 2 years
- Arizona MD40 hours every 2 years
- Arizona DO40 hours every 2 years
- Arkansas MD20 hours every year
- Arkansas DO20 hours every year
- California MD50 hours every 2 years
- California DO50 hours every 2 years
- Colorado MD30 hours every 2 years
- Colorado DO30 hours every 2 years
- Connecticut MD50 hours every 2 years
- Connecticut DO50 hours every 2 years
- Delaware MD40 hours every 2 years
- Delaware DO40 hours every 2 years
- Florida MD40 hours every 2 years
- Florida DO40 hours every 2 years
- Georgia MD40 hours every 2 years
- Georgia DO40 hours every 2 years
- Hawaii MD40 hours every 2 years
- Hawaii DO40 hours every 2 years
- Idaho MD40 hours every 2 years
- Idaho DO40 hours every 2 years
- Illinois MD150 hours every 3 years
- Illinois DO150 hours every 3 years
- Indiana MDNo CME required
- Indiana DONo CME required
- Iowa MD40 hours every 2 years
- Iowa DO40 hours every 2 years
- Kansas MD50 hours every year
- Kansas DO50 hours every year
- Kentucky MD60 hours every 3 years
- Kentucky DO60 hours every 3 years
- Louisiana MD20 hours every year
- Louisiana DO20 hours every year
- Maine MD40 hours every 2 years
- Maine DO100 hours every 2 years
- Maryland MD50 hours every 2 years
- Maryland DO50 hours every 2 years
- Massachusetts MD50 hours every 2 years
- Massachusetts DO50 hours every 2 years
- Michigan MD150 hours every 3 years
- Michigan DO150 hours every 3 years
- Minnesota MD75 hours every 3 years
- Minnesota DO75 hours every 3 years
- Mississippi MD40 hours every 2 years
- Mississippi DO40 hours every 2 years
- Missouri MD50 hours every 2 years
- Missouri DO50 hours every 2 years
- Montana MDNo CME required
- Montana DONo CME required
- Nebraska MD50 hours every 2 years
- Nebraska DO50 hours every 2 years
- Nevada MD40 hours every 2 years
- Nevada DO40 hours every 2 years
- New Hampshire MD100 hours every 2 years
- New Hampshire DO100 hours every 2 years
- New Jersey MD100 hours every 2 years
- New Jersey DO100 hours every 2 years
- New Mexico MD75 hours every 3 years
- New Mexico DO75 hours every 3 years
- New York MDNo general hour minimum
- New York DONo general hour minimum
- North Carolina MD60 hours every 3 years
- North Carolina DO60 hours every 3 years
- North Dakota MD40 hours every 2 years
- North Dakota DO40 hours every 2 years
- Ohio MD50 hours every 2 years
- Ohio DO50 hours every 2 years
- Oklahoma MD60 hours every 3 years
- Oklahoma DO16 hours every year
- Oregon MD60 hours every 2 years
- Oregon DO60 hours every 2 years
- Pennsylvania MD100 hours every 2 years
- Pennsylvania DO100 hours every 2 years
- Rhode Island MD40 hours every 2 years
- Rhode Island DO40 hours every 2 years
- South Carolina MD40 hours every 2 years
- South Carolina DO40 hours every 2 years
- South Dakota MDNo CME required
- South Dakota DONo CME required
- Tennessee MD40 hours every 2 years
- Tennessee DO40 hours every 2 years
- Texas MD48 hours every 2 years
- Texas DO48 hours every 2 years
- Utah MD40 hours every 2 years
- Utah DO40 hours every 2 years
- Vermont MD30 hours every 2 years
- Vermont DO30 hours every 2 years
- Virginia MD30 hours every 2 years
- Virginia DO30 hours every 2 years
- Washington MD200 hours every 4 years
- Washington DO150 hours every 3 years
- West Virginia MD50 hours every 2 years
- West Virginia DO32 hours every 2 years
- Wisconsin MD30 hours every 2 years
- Wisconsin DO30 hours every 2 years
- Wyoming MD60 hours every 3 years
- Wyoming DO60 hours every 3 years