Arizona Medical Board
Arizona MD license renewal deadline: depends on your license
On or before your birthday in your renewal year (a penalty fee applies after 30 days; the license expires automatically four months after your birthday). Licenses renew every 2 years.
Find your deadline
In Arizona, the date depends on your license: your birthday, every other year.
Reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before. No account needed.
What you need to renew
40 hours every 2 years
A.R.S. 32-1430: each active MD license is renewed every other year on or before the licensee's birthday. R4-16-102(A): 40 credit hours of CME during the two calendar years preceding biennial registration. Excess hours do not carry over to the next two-year cycle.
- Opioid-related, substance use disorder-related or addiction-related CME3 hours · DEA registrants
What to do next
- Plan my Arizona MD renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
- Read the Arizona guideEvery requirement explained, with the Board's sources.
Email me my plan
One email with this plan and a link back to it. No account needed.
Sources
Last verified against these sources on October 7, 2026.
- Ariz. Admin. Code R4-16-102 — Continuing Medical Education (amended effective March 9, 2019, via Cornell LII)
- A.R.S. 32-1434 — Continuing medical education; audit
- A.R.S. 32-1430 — Renewal of license (birthday, every other year)
- A.R.S. 32-3248.02 — Opioid-related continuing education for Schedule II prescribers
- Arizona Medical Board — Frequently Asked Questions Regarding CME
A planning aid from the Arizona Medical Board's published rules, not legal advice. Confirm your date and requirements with your Board.