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Alzheimer's disease and dementia: which states require it
4 states list this topic in their physician license renewal requirements.
Built from each state’s requirement data; the oldest fact here was last verified . Requirements change — confirm with your Board. This is general information, not legal advice.
States
- DelawareMD: 2 hours, once, by march 31, 2027 · DO: 2 hours, once, by march 31, 2027
- IllinoisMD: 1 hour, once every 6 years · DO: 1 hour, once every 6 years
- MassachusettsMD: 1 hour, once · DO: 1 hour, onceConfirm
- Rhode IslandMD: 1 hour, once, by october 1, 2023 · DO: 1 hour, once, by october 1, 2023Confirm
Sources
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- 24 Del. Admin. Code 1700 — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline rules (sections 7.0, 12.0, 17.11)
- Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Continuing Education and Audit Information
- Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Mandatory Training
- 24 Del. C. Chapter 17, Subchapter II (§ 1713(d) — continuing education, Alzheimer's disease and dementia hours)
- 24 Del. C. Chapter 17, Subchapter III (§ 1723 — biennial renewal; child abuse and domestic violence training)
- 24 Del. Admin. Code — Uniform Controlled Substances Act Regulations (section 3.1)
- Delaware Office of Controlled Substances — Continuing Education and Audit Information
- Delaware Office of Controlled Substances — Mandatory Course
- IDFPR — Physicians (renewal, 2026 variance notice)
- IDFPR — Illinois Continuing Education (CE) Requirements (legislative mandates)
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1285.110 — Continuing Medical Education (amended effective 12/13/2024), via Cornell LII
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1285.120 — Renewals, via Cornell LII
- IDFPR — 2026 physician renewal extension variance (July 2026)
- IDFPR — 2026 Physicians Batch Renewal Form (CE certification; first renewal)
- IDFPR — FAQs about Safe Opioid Prescribing Practices CE
- Secondary: WashU Medicine CME — Meeting IL licensing education requirements (2026 changes)
- 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)
- 216-RICR-40-05-1 — Licensure and Discipline of Physicians (sections 1.5.5 and 1.5.6; amended effective August 26, 2026)
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-2.1 — Recertification; continuing medical education
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-10 — Biannual registration of physicians
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.7-5 — Medical professional training (Alzheimer's disease)
- 216-RICR-20-20-4 — Pain Management, Opioid Use and the Registration of Distributors of Controlled Substances (section 4.4(P))
- 2026 H 8545 — bill to change the Alzheimer's training requirement (status not confirmed)
- 2026 H 8545 as amended — every other renewal cycle; possible exemptions for pediatrics, radiology and pathology
Each state’s page lists its own sources and the date its facts were last verified.