Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA, Bureau of Professional Licensing)
Michigan MD license renewal deadline: depends on your license
On or before your license's expiration date (online renewal opens 90 days before it). Licenses renew every 3 years.
Find your deadline
In Michigan, the date depends on your license: the anniversary of your license's issue date, every three years.
Reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before. No account needed.
What you need to renew
150 hours every 3 years
Mich Admin Code R 338.7002 lists medicine licenses as expiring triennially on the issue date. Under R 338.2441(2) the 150 hours must be earned during the 3 years immediately preceding the application for renewal; the implicit bias hours must also fall within that cycle.
- Pain and symptom management (at least 1 hour on controlled substances prescribing)3 hours
- Medical ethics1 hour
- Implicit bias training3 hours
- Training in identifying victims of human trafficking Confirm with your Board1 hour · One time
- Opioids and controlled substances awareness training Confirm with your Board1 hour · Some physicians · One time
What to do next
- Plan my Michigan MD renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
- Read the Michigan 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 8, 2026.
- LARA — Michigan Board of Medicine
- LARA — MD Licensing Guide and FAQs (renewal checklist and CE FAQs)
- Mich Admin Code R 338.2401–R 338.2443, Medicine General Rules (R 338.2413, R 338.2441, R 338.2443; amended eff. March 19, 2026)
- Mich Admin Code R 338.7001–R 338.7005, Public Health Code General Rules (R 338.7002 triennial renewal; R 338.7004 implicit bias)
- Mich Admin Code R 338.3101 et seq., Controlled Substances (R 338.3135 opioid and controlled substance awareness training)
- LARA — CE Broker
A planning aid from the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA, Bureau of Professional Licensing)'s published rules, not legal advice. Confirm your date and requirements with your Board.