Mississippi MD CME requirements

At a glance: MD (medical doctor)

Hours

40 hours every 2 years

Renewal cycle

Every 2 years

Deadline

June 30 (annual license renewal runs May 1 through June 30; late renewal begins August 1)

Required topics

1

Hours carry over

No

First renewal

R. 2.3: licensees who receive their initial Mississippi license after June 30 are exempt for the period following licensure; the CME is due within the next cycle. The rule's example: a license issued August 3, 2025 does not need CME until the end of the July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028 cycle. The Board's page says initial licensure during the current cycle exempts you for that cycle only.

Reporting

You certify CME completion on each annual renewal (R. 2.4–2.5). Since February 27, 2026, you no longer send CME documentation to the Board: you must keep an account with a Board-recognized CME tracking system and upload certificates as you earn them, unless you maintain active ABMS or AOA board certification (lifetime certification without maintenance does not qualify). The Board selects licensees at random for review; deficiencies must be made up within six months of notice, or the license may be suspended. Waiver requests for legitimate cause must be made before April 1 of the last year of the cycle (R. 2.6).

Board

Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2610, R. 2.1 (amended, approved December 12, 2025, filed January 27, 2026): 40 hours of Category 1 CME in each two-year cycle as a condition of renewal. Cycles began July 1, 2024 and run every two years (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028; July 1, 2028 through June 30, 2030). The license itself renews every year (May 1 to June 30); you attest to CME on each annual renewal. Excess hours do not carry over.

Deadline

• June 30, 2028

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Required topics

• Opioid or other substance use disorder training required by the federal Controlled Substances Act (DEA registrants) Confirm with your Board8 hours · Once · Physicians registered with the DEA
  R. 2.1, as amended in 2026: every licensee with a DEA registration must complete the training required by Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823), the federal one-time 8-hour training on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. The Board's page says this training 'satisfies the Board's controlled substance training requirement'. Older summaries describe a separate 5-hour prescribing requirement; the amended rule and the Board's page no longer list one. The 8 hours come from federal law. The rule does not say whether these hours also count toward the 40; confirm with the Board.

Credit that counts

• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™R. 2.1(A): Category 1 programs sponsored by organizations approved by the Mississippi State Medical Association, the AMA or the ACCME.
• AAFP Prescribed creditR. 2.1(C): programs designated as a 'prescribed hour' by AAFP-accredited providers.
• AOA Category 1-AR. 2.1(B): AOA Category 1-A programs from AOA-accredited providers. The rule names 1-A only. ACOG cognates also count (R. 2.1(D)).