Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Washington DO license renewal deadline: depends on your license
Your birthday (the expiration date); you can renew up to 90 days early. Licenses renew every 3 years.
Find your deadline
In Washington, the date depends on your license: your birthday, every year; the 150 hours are counted over the 36 months before the renewal at which you report them.
Reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before. No account needed.
What you need to renew
150 hours every 3 years
WAC 246-853-990: osteopathic licenses renew every year on your birthday (WAC 246-12-030). WAC 246-853-080(1): 150 hours every three years; WAC 246-853-070: the credits must be earned in the 36 months before the renewal application. The rules do not say at which annual renewal the three-year total is reported; confirm with the Board. Instead of the hours you may: certify or recertify with ABOMS or ABMS within the last six years; meet maintenance of certification requirements of an ABOMS or ABMS member board at renewal (added by WSR 26-16-042, effective August 30, 2026); hold a current AOA certificate of excellence in CME; or hold a current AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Excess hours do not carry forward (WAC 246-12-230).
- Suicide assessment, treatment, and management6 hours · One time
- Health equity (including implicit bias)2 hours · Every 4 years
- Best practices in opioid prescribing and the opioid prescribing rules1 hour · Some physicians · One time
What to do next
- Plan my Washington DO renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
- Read the Washington 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 7, 2026.
- Washington State Department of Health — Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon: Continuing Education
- WAC 246-853 — Osteopathic physicians and surgeons (sections 065, 070, 075, 080, 090, 685, 990)
- WSR 26-09-112 — Proposed amendment to WAC 246-853-080 (maintenance of certification pathway)
- WAC 246-12 — Credentialed health care providers (Part 2 renewal, Part 7 continuing education, Part 15 health equity)
- Washington State Department of Health — Health Equity Continuing Education
A planning aid from the Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery's published rules, not legal advice. Confirm your date and requirements with your Board.