Nevada MD license renewal deadline: June 30, 2027

What you need to renew

40 hours every 2 years

NRS 630.267: every holder of a license to practice medicine completes biennial registration on or before June 30 of each odd-numbered year; the license expires if registration is not completed. NAC 630.153(1): 40 hours of CME in the preceding 2 years, 2 in medical ethics and 20 in your scope of practice or specialty.

• Medical ethics (or pain management, addiction care or SBIRT)2 hours
• Evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness2 hours · Every 4 years
• Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for substance use disorder2 hours · One time
• Medical consequences of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction Confirm with your Board1 hour · One time
• Substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids2 hours · DEA registrants
• Cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion (psychiatrists)2 hours · Some physicians
• Stigma, discrimination and unrecognized bias toward people who have or are at high risk of HIV2 hours · Some physicians · One time

What to do next

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

Sources

Last verified against these sources on October 8, 2026.

1. Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners — CME Requirements Summary (effective July 1, 2023)
2. NRS Chapter 630 — Physicians (630.253 continuing education, 630.2535 opioid training, 630.267 biennial registration)
3. NAC Chapter 630 — Board of Medical Examiners (630.153–630.157 continuing education)
4. Adopted Regulation R068-23 (NAC 630.1545, 630.1563, 630.1567; effective September 16, 2024)