Alabama · MD and DO
Alabama: Professional boundaries (Board-designated course: Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine)
MD: 2 hours, once, by december 31, 2025 · DO: 2 hours, once, by december 31, 2025.
Last verified against the sources below. Requirements change — confirm with your Board before you rely on this page. This is general information, not legal advice.
MD (medical doctor)
- Hours
- 2 hours
- How often
- Once, by December 31, 2025
- Who
- Every licensee
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every year; licenses expire at December 31 (CME is earned January 1 through December 31; the annual registration application is due on or before December 31).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
- The rule
- Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-14-.02(1)(a)–(b), effective January 1, 2025: every actively licensed physician had to complete a Board-designated course on professional boundaries by December 31, 2025, and every new licensee must complete it within 12 months of the license issue date. The Board designates the two-hour on-demand PBI Education course 'Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine', free to Alabama licensees. Limited licensees in residency or fellowship are exempt. Courses from other providers do not count.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 2 hours
- How often
- Once, by December 31, 2025
- Who
- Every licensee
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every year; licenses expire at December 31 (CME is earned January 1 through December 31; the annual registration application is due on or before December 31).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
- The rule
- Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-14-.02(1)(a)–(b), effective January 1, 2025: every actively licensed physician had to complete a Board-designated course on professional boundaries by December 31, 2025, and every new licensee must complete it within 12 months of the license issue date. The Board designates the two-hour on-demand PBI Education course 'Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine', free to Alabama licensees. Limited licensees in residency or fellowship are exempt. Courses from other providers do not count.
What to do next
Other states that require it
Sources
- Alabama Board of Medical Examiners — Licensure and registration CME requirements
- Alabama Board of Medical Examiners — Prescribing and Pharmacology of Controlled Drugs (ACSC 2-hour requirement)
- Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 540-X-14 — Continuing Medical Education (revised October 14, 2024)
- Alabama Administrative Code r. 540-X-4-.09 — Risk and abuse mitigation strategies (Cornell LII)
MD facts last verified October 7, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 7, 2026.