Vermont DO license renewal deadline: September 30, 2028

What you need to renew

30 hours every 2 years

26 V.S.A. 1836(a): licenses renew every two years; failing to renew suspends all privileges from the expiration date, and a lapsed license can be renewed with the late penalty. The Office of Professional Regulation's schedule lists osteopathic physician licenses as expiring September 30 of even years (the next is September 30, 2028). Only CME taken within the two years before the renewal date counts (Rule 3.6(a)).

• Controlled substances: safe prescribing, monitoring and alternatives2 hours · DEA registrants

What to do next

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

Sources

Last verified against these sources on October 7, 2026.

1. Administrative Rules of the Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (effective May 15, 2015), rules 3.6-3.7
2. 26 V.S.A. § 1836 — Biennial renewal of license; continuing education (as amended by 2023 Act 77)
3. 2023 Vermont Act 77, Sec. 6 — amendment of 26 V.S.A. § 1836
4. Vermont Office of Professional Regulation — Notice of Required Continuing Education Regarding Controlled Substances (Act 173 of 2016)
5. Vermont Office of Professional Regulation — Fees and renewal dates by profession
6. Vermont Office of Professional Regulation — Osteopathic Physicians: Statutes, Rules and Resources