Massachusetts · MD and DO
Massachusetts: Domestic violence and sexual violence 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 on your birthday every second year (which years depends on when you were first licensed).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board M.G.L. c. 112, s. 264 and 243 CMR 2.06(2)(e): one-time training; the Board, with the Department of Public Health, identifies the programs that qualify (the Massachusetts Medical Society notes only a DPH-approved course counts). No length is set (the 1 hour here is a placeholder). DPH approves programs against its published "Chapter 260" criteria (trainer expertise and set learning objectives on the health effects of domestic and sexual violence, recognizing abuse, supporting and referring survivors, Massachusetts mandated reporting) and posts the approved list; review takes about 6–8 weeks. The Massachusetts Medical Society reports the Board's guidance as 2 credits, but the Board's own text could not be retrieved (mass.gov blocked automated access) — confirm the length.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Once
- 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).
- Providers
- Only courses from providers named in the Board rule count.
- Board
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board M.G.L. c. 112, s. 264 and 243 CMR 2.06(2)(e): one-time training; the Board, with the Department of Public Health, identifies the programs that qualify (the Massachusetts Medical Society notes only a DPH-approved course counts). No length is set (the 1 hour here is a placeholder). DPH approves programs against its published "Chapter 260" criteria (trainer expertise and set learning objectives on the health effects of domestic and sexual violence, recognizing abuse, supporting and referring survivors, Massachusetts mandated reporting) and posts the approved list; review takes about 6–8 weeks. The Massachusetts Medical Society reports the Board's guidance as 2 credits, but the Board's own text could not be retrieved (mass.gov blocked automated access) — confirm the length.
Facts marked “Confirm with your Board” are unsettled in the sources; the note says what to check.
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Other states that require it
Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky. Every state that requires 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.