Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Maine MD license renewal deadline: depends on your license
Midnight on the last day of your birth month in your renewal year (reinstatement with a late fee is possible for 90 days). Licenses renew every 2 years.
Find your deadline
In Maine, the date depends on your license: midnight on the last day of your birth month — in odd-numbered years if you were born in an odd-numbered year, even-numbered years if born in an even-numbered year.
Reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before. No account needed.
What you need to renew
40 hours every 2 years
Rule 02-373 ch. 1 §8(1) and 32 M.R.S. §3280-A: licenses expire at midnight on the last day of the birth month every two years, by birth-year parity. §11(1)(A): at least 40 Category 1 hours during each biennial licensing period. §8(2): the Board sends notice at least 60 days before expiration; an unrenewed license expires, may be reinstated within 90 days with the renewal and late fees, and then lapses.
- Prescribing of opioid medication3 hours
What to do next
- Plan my Maine MD renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
- Read the Maine 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.
- Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine — License FAQ (CME requirements, audits, proration)
- Board of Licensure in Medicine rule 02-373 Chapter 1, Rule Regarding Physicians (§8 renewal, §11 CME; amended February 3, 2026)
- Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine — CME Information (revised January 2, 2018)
- 32 M.R.S. §3280-A — Renewal of MD license (birth-month expiration; CME within 24 months)
- 32 M.R.S. §3300-F — Opioid prescribing; continuing education (MD)
- Joint rule Chapter 21, Use of Controlled Substances for Treatment of Pain (02-373, 02-383 and others; §5 continuing education; amended 2024)
A planning aid from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine's published rules, not legal advice. Confirm your date and requirements with your Board.