Ohio · MD and DO
Ohio: Medical marijuana (certificate to recommend holders)
MD: 2 hours, once every 1 years · DO: 2 hours, once every 1 years.
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 every 1 years
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire on the date two years after your license was issued, and every two years after that.
- Board
- State Medical Board of Ohio
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board Ohio Adm. Code 4731-32-02 (effective February 29, 2024): only for physicians who hold or apply for a certificate to recommend medical marijuana. To get the certificate: at least 2 hours of CME on diagnosing qualifying conditions and treating them with medical marijuana, in a course certified by the Ohio State Medical Association or the Ohio Osteopathic Association. To renew it: at least 2 hours each year in a medical marijuana course approved by the Board. Shown here as 2 hours every year; confirm with the Board which courses it approves for renewal.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 2 hours
- How often
- Once every 1 years
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire on the date two years after your license was issued, and every two years after that.
- Board
- State Medical Board of Ohio
- The rule
- Confirm with your Board Ohio Adm. Code 4731-32-02 (effective February 29, 2024): only for physicians who hold or apply for a certificate to recommend medical marijuana. To get the certificate: at least 2 hours of CME on diagnosing qualifying conditions and treating them with medical marijuana, in a course certified by the Ohio State Medical Association or the Ohio Osteopathic Association. To renew it: at least 2 hours each year in a medical marijuana course approved by the Board. Shown here as 2 hours every year; confirm with the Board which courses it approves for renewal.
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
Sources
- State Medical Board of Ohio — Physician (MD, DO, DPM): renewal and CME requirements
- State Medical Board of Ohio — Duty to Report questions
- Ohio Revised Code 4731.282 — Continuing education (effective October 3, 2023)
- Ohio Revised Code 4731.281 — License renewal
- Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4731-10 — Continuing medical education (rules 4731-10-01 to 4731-10-08)
- Ohio Adm. Code 4731-32-02 — Certificate to recommend medical marijuana
MD facts last verified October 8, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 8, 2026.