Alabama MD license renewal deadline: December 31, 2026

What you need to renew

25 hours every year

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-14-.02(1): every physician who resides or practices in Alabama must earn at least 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits or the equivalent in each calendar year, on or before December 31. Rule 540-X-14-.09: you certify on the annual registration application, due on or before December 31, that you have met or will meet the requirement by December 31. Physicians who neither live in Alabama nor practice there more than ten days a year are exempt (r. 540-X-14-.03). Hours count only in the calendar year they are earned; the rules have no carryover provision.

• Professional boundaries (Board-designated course: Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine)2 hours · One time
• Controlled substance prescribing (Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate holders)2 hours · DEA registrants · Every 2 years

What to do next

• Plan my Alabama MD renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
• Read the Alabama guideEvery requirement explained, with the Board's sources.

Sources

Last verified against these sources on October 7, 2026.

1. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners — Licensure and registration CME requirements
2. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners — Prescribing and Pharmacology of Controlled Drugs (ACSC 2-hour requirement)
3. Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 540-X-14 — Continuing Medical Education (revised October 14, 2024)
4. Alabama Administrative Code r. 540-X-4-.09 — Risk and abuse mitigation strategies (Cornell LII)