West Virginia DO CME requirements

At a glance: DO (osteopathic physician)

Hours

32 hours every 2 years

Renewal cycle

Every 2 years

Deadline

June 30, every two years (whether even or odd years depends on your license; see the expiration date on your Board dashboard)

Required topics

2

Hours carry over

No

First renewal

Confirm with your Board 24 CSR 1 has no first-renewal waiver or proration. Confirm with the Board if your first licensing period is shorter than two years.

Credit minimum

W. Va. Code § 30-14-10(b) and 24 CSR 1 §15.2.7: at least 50% of the 32 hours (16) must be AOA Category 1, or CME hours in standard heart saver courses.

Reporting

The renewal application asks for documentation of the 32 hours (24 CSR 1 §15.2.7), filed online through the Board's D.O. Dashboard by June 30. The rule does not state an audit process or a retention period; keep certificates at least until your next renewal.

Board

West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine

24 CSR 1 §4.9: a license is valid for two years and must be renewed by June 30 of the second year; W. Va. Code § 30-14-10(a) says biennially on or before July 1. The Board's 2025 filing refers to licenses expiring July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027, so both even- and odd-year groups exist. 24 CSR 1 §15.2.7: 32 hours of AOA-approved CME in the preceding two-year licensing period, at least half (16) AOA Category 1 or standard heart saver course hours. A licensee in a residency for more than nine months of the period may submit that instead (§15.6). A 2025 proposal to raise the hours to 50 from 2027 was not adopted; the final rule (July 2, 2026) and the statute keep 32.

Deadline

In West Virginia, the date depends on your license: June 30, every two years (whether even or odd years depends on your license; see the expiration date on your Board dashboard).

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Required topics

• Nutrition Confirm with your Board2 hours · Every renewal · Every licensee
  HB 4951 (2026) amended W. Va. Code § 30-14-10(b): the CME requirement "shall include completion of medical education in nutrition." The Board's emergency rule 24 CSR 1 §15.2.8 (effective August 18, 2026) requires at least 2 of the 32 hours on nutrition. The emergency rule is temporary while a permanent rule is adopted; confirm which renewal it first applies to.
• Risk assessment and responsible prescribing of controlled substances3 hours · Once · Only some physicians — see the rule note
  W. Va. Code § 30-1-7a(b) and 24 CSR 1 §4.10: within one year of receiving an initial West Virginia license, complete a 3-hour Board-approved course on Risk Assessment and Responsible Prescribing of Controlled Substances (drug diversion, best-practice prescribing, opioid antagonist prescribing). Waived if you do not prescribe, administer or dispense any controlled substance under a West Virginia license. It may count toward the CME for the period in which you took it. Since July 2026 this is no longer required every renewal: the statute (amended 2023) and the Board's rule now require it only after initial licensure. The Board lists approved courses on its CME page.

Credit that counts

• AOA Category 1-AW. Va. Code § 30-14-10(b) and 24 CSR 1 §15.2.7: all 32 hours must be AOA approved, and at least 50% AOA Category 1.
• AOA Category 1-B Confirm with your BoardThe statute and rule say AOA "category 1" without separating 1-A and 1-B; AOA Category 1-B is part of AOA Category 1, so it appears to count. Confirm with the Board.
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Confirm with your BoardNot named. All hours must be "AOA approved"; the AOA records AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2-A, so it appears to count toward the hours beyond the 16 Category 1 hours, not toward them. Confirm with the Board.
• AAFP Prescribed credit Confirm with your BoardNot named in the statute or rule; counts only to the extent the AOA recognizes it. Confirm with the Board.