Massachusetts · MD and DO
Massachusetts: Study of the Board's regulations (243 CMR 1.00–3.00)
MD: 2 hours, every renewal · DO: 2 hours, every renewal.
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
- Every renewal
- Who
- Every licensee
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire on your birthday every second year (which years depends on when you were first licensed).
- Board
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board 243 CMR 2.06(6)(a)4: two credits, Category 1 or 2, studying 243 CMR 1.00 through 3.00, each cycle. Policy 2017-05 words it as '2 CME credits for studying each chapter of the Board's regulations'; confirm whether that means 2 in total or 2 per chapter. May be applied to the risk management credits.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 2 hours
- How often
- Every renewal
- Who
- Every licensee
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire on your birthday every second year (which years depends on when you were first licensed).
- Board
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board 243 CMR 2.06(6)(a)4: two credits, Category 1 or 2, studying 243 CMR 1.00 through 3.00, each cycle. Policy 2017-05 words it as '2 CME credits for studying each chapter of the Board's regulations'; confirm whether that means 2 in total or 2 per chapter. May be applied to the risk management credits.
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Other states that require it
Sources
- 243 CMR 2.06, License Renewals (Cornell LII copy; last amended eff. January 7, 2020)
- 243 CMR 2.01, Definitions — risk management study (Cornell LII copy)
- Board of Registration in Medicine Policy 2017-05, A CME Pilot Program (amended December 19, 2019; copy hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Society)
- M.G.L. c. 112, s. 2 — birthday renewal, EHR proficiency, Alzheimer's training
- M.G.L. c. 112, s. 264 — domestic and sexual violence training
- M.G.L. c. 119, s. 51A(k) — child abuse and neglect training
- FSMB — Continuing Medical Education Board-by-Board Overview (updated August 2026)
- Massachusetts Medical Society — CME requirements for physician license renewal in Massachusetts
- M.G.L. c. 94C §18 — Issuance of registration; prescriber education
- Massachusetts DPH — Criteria and application for DPH-approved domestic and sexual violence training (Chapter 260)
MD facts last verified October 8, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 8, 2026.