Maryland · MD and DO
Maryland: Implicit bias and structural racism training
MD: 1 hour, once · DO: 1 hour, once.
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
- 1 hour
- How often
- Once
- Who
- Every licensee
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30 of your renewal year (no grace period).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Maryland Board of Physicians
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board Health Occupations 1-225: at your first renewal after April 1, 2026 you must attest that you completed an implicit bias and structural racism training program approved by the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program (A-L licenses: September 30, 2026; M-Z licenses: September 30, 2027). The Board's notice says it is a one-time requirement; if you already completed implicit bias training for an earlier renewal you do not repeat it, but you still need the structural racism training. Only programs the Program has approved count (Health-General 20-1306: it may approve only programs recognized by a health occupations board or accredited by the ACCME or ACPE) — an ACCME course is eligible but must still be approved and listed; the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities lists approved programs. The law sets no length (the 1 hour here is a placeholder).
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Once
- Who
- Every licensee
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30 of your renewal year (no grace period).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Maryland Board of Physicians
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board Health Occupations 1-225: at your first renewal after April 1, 2026 you must attest that you completed an implicit bias and structural racism training program approved by the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program (A-L licenses: September 30, 2026; M-Z licenses: September 30, 2027). The Board's notice says it is a one-time requirement; if you already completed implicit bias training for an earlier renewal you do not repeat it, but you still need the structural racism training. Only programs the Program has approved count (Health-General 20-1306: it may approve only programs recognized by a health occupations board or accredited by the ACCME or ACPE) — an ACCME course is eligible but must still be approved and listed; the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities lists approved programs. The law sets no length (the 1 hour here is a placeholder).
Facts marked “Confirm with your Board” are unsettled in the sources; the note says what to check.
What to do next
Other states that require it
Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey. Every state that requires it
Sources
- COMAR 10.32.01.10 — Continuing Medical Education (Maryland Board of Physicians)
- COMAR 10.32.01.08 — Renewals
- Maryland Board of Physicians — Physician license renewals (overview, CME and FAQs)
- Maryland Board of Physicians — 2026 Physician License Renewal Information
- Maryland Board of Physicians — Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training Requirements for License Renewal in 2026
- Maryland Code, Health Occupations § 1-225 — Implicit bias and structural racism training
- Maryland Code, Health Occupations § 14-316 — License renewal; continuing education
- COMAR 10.19.03.04 — Controlled dangerous substance registration: requirements (2 hours of CE)
- Md. Code, Health-General § 20-1306 — Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program
MD facts last verified October 8, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 8, 2026.