Minnesota MD CME requirements

At a glance: MD (medical doctor)

Hours

75 hours every 3 years

Renewal cycle

Every 3 years

Deadline

A three-year CME cycle that starts on the first day of your birth month (for new licensees, the birth month after initial licensure); you renew your registration every year by the last day of your birth month

Required topics

None

Hours carry over

No

First renewal

Minn. R. 5605.0200: your first three-year cycle starts on the first day of your birth month after initial licensure, and CME taken between licensure and that date may be credited to the first cycle. The rule does not prorate the 75 hours, but the first cycle is a full three years. Full-time residents and fellows may be exempted (Minn. R. 5605.1000).

Reporting

At the renewal that ends your cycle you attest on the Board's form that you completed the CME (Minn. R. 5605.0900); the Board may ask for more evidence. The Board audits and says documentation "must be retained by each licensee in the event they are selected for an audit"; no retention period is set, so keep records at least until the next cycle's report is accepted. Current ABMS, AOA or RCPSC (re)certification or maintenance of certification is accepted in lieu of CME (Minn. R. 5605.0700; Board page). Emeritus registrants and full-time residents and fellows are exempt (Minn. R. 5605.1000). No tracking system is required.

Board

Minnesota Board of Medical Practice

Minn. R. 5605.0100: 75 hours during three-year cycles. Minn. R. 5605.0200: cycles start on the first day of the birth month and run consecutively. Registration renews every year: Minn. R. 5600.0605 sets annual cycles that begin on the last day of the birth month, and an application received after the last day of that month is not processed until the late fee is paid. CME is reported on the renewal at the end of each three-year cycle (Minn. R. 5605.0900).

Deadline

In Minnesota, the date depends on your license: a three-year CME cycle that starts on the first day of your birth month (for new licensees, the birth month after initial licensure); you renew your registration every year by the last day of your birth month.

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Required topics

No required topics in our Minnesota MD requirement data.

Credit that counts

• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Minn. R. 5605.0300: activities designated AMA PRA Category 1 by a sponsor accredited by the ACCME or an ACCME-recognized state medical society.
• AOA Category 1-AMinn. R. 5605.0300: the Board accepts "the equivalent of Category 1 credit hours as defined by the American Osteopathic Association", for every physician.
• AOA Category 1-B Confirm with your BoardThe rule accepts AOA-defined Category 1 equivalents without separating 1-A and 1-B. Category 1-B is part of AOA Category 1, so it appears to count; confirm with the Board.
• AAFP Prescribed credit Confirm with your BoardNot named in the rule. Minn. R. 5605.0300 accepts Category 1 equivalents from "organizations that have reciprocal arrangements with the Physician Recognition Award program of the American Medical Association"; the AMA accepts AAFP Prescribed credit as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1, but the Board has not said so in writing.