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Texas MD license renewal deadline: depends on your license

Your registration expiration date (there is a 30-day grace period before late fees). Licenses renew every 2 years.

Find your deadline

In Texas, the date depends on your license: February 28, May 31, August 31 or November 30 — whichever date the Board assigned at licensure — in even-numbered years for even-numbered licenses and odd-numbered years for odd-numbered licenses.

As printed on your license or shown in the Board's license lookup.

Reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before. No account needed.

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What you need to renew

48 hours every 2 years

22 TAC §161.35 requires 48 CME credits each biennial registration period (the Board says the 24 months run with your registration period, not the calendar year). The first registration permit may be 12 or 24 months long. Under §161.35(c)(1) a CME deficiency can be remedied within 30 days after renewal was due.

  • Medical ethics and/or professional responsibility2 hours
  • Nutrition and metabolic health1 hour
  • Pain management and the prescription of opioids2 hours · Some physicians · Every 8 years
  • Human trafficking prevention1 hour · Some physicians · Every third renewal
  • Forensic evidence collection Confirm with your Board2 hours · Some physicians
  • Life of the Mother Act course (pregnancy-related medical emergencies)1 hour · Some physicians · One time

What to do next

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One email with this plan and a link back to it. No account needed.

Sources

Last verified against these sources on October 8, 2026.

  1. Texas Medical Board — Continuing Education Requirements for Physicians
  2. Texas Medical Board — Physician CME Hours Requirement Chart (PDF)
  3. Texas Medical Board — Physician Renewal (expiration dates, grace period)
  4. Texas Medical Board — Continuing Education Tracking (CE Broker, required from September 1, 2026)
  5. 22 TAC §161.35 — CME Requirements for License Renewal (text effective January 9, 2025, via Cornell LII)
  6. Texas Register, July 10, 2026 (51 TexReg 4460) — proposed amendments to §161.35 (forensic evidence; nutrition and metabolic health)
  7. Texas Register, August 28, 2026 — §161.35 amendments adopted without changes, effective September 3, 2026
  8. 22 TAC §161.30 — Registration of license (via Cornell LII)
  9. 22 TAC §161.31 — Exemptions from registration fee and CME (via Cornell LII)
  10. Texas Occupations Code Chapter 156 — Registration of physicians and CME (§§156.051–156.061)
  11. SB 31 (89th Legislature), Section 19 — Life of the Mother Act course
  12. HB 47 (89th Legislature), enrolled — forensic evidence collection CME (Occupations Code §156.057)
  13. Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee — 2026 annual report and Dietary Guidelines for Texans (PDF)

A planning aid from the Texas Medical Board's published rules, not legal advice. Confirm your date and requirements with your Board.