State Medical Board of Ohio
Ohio DO license renewal deadline: depends on your license
Your license expiration date (renew online at eLicense Ohio, up to 180 days before). Licenses renew every 2 years.
Find your deadline
In Ohio, the date depends on your license: the date two years after your license was issued, and every two years after that.
Reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before. No account needed.
What you need to renew
50 hours every 2 years
ORC 4731.281: a license is valid for two years and expires two years from the date of issuance; each renewal is valid for another two years. The 50 hours are earned in the registration period, the time between the granting or last renewal of the license and the next renewal date (OAC 4731-10-01(G)). Failure to renew automatically suspends the license.
- Duty to report misconduct1 hour
- Medical marijuana (certificate to recommend holders) Confirm with your Board2 hours · Some physicians · Every year
What to do next
- Plan my Ohio DO renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
- Read the Ohio 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.
- State Medical Board of Ohio — Physician (MD, DO, DPM): renewal and CME requirements
- State Medical Board of Ohio — Duty to Report questions
- Ohio Revised Code 4731.282 — Continuing education (effective October 3, 2023)
- Ohio Revised Code 4731.281 — License renewal
- Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4731-10 — Continuing medical education (rules 4731-10-01 to 4731-10-08)
- Ohio Adm. Code 4731-32-02 — Certificate to recommend medical marijuana
A planning aid from the State Medical Board of Ohio's published rules, not legal advice. Confirm your date and requirements with your Board.