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Study of state medical board regulations: which states require it

3 states list this topic in their physician license renewal requirements.

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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

Sources

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  1. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners — Renewals (CE Broker required)
  2. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners — Board Orientations & Online Courses (first-renewal requirements)
  3. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners — Board Approved CME Courses for CDS Requirements
  4. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners — Annual Continuing Education Requirements by Practitioner Group (July 20, 2026, PDF)
  5. LAC 46:XLV Chapter 3 — Physicians, incl. §§415, 417 (renewal) and §§433–449 (CME), August 2025 compilation (PDF)
  6. LAC 46:XLV Chapter 40 — CME on Controlled Dangerous Substances, §§4001–4005 (PDF)
  7. Act 744 of 2024 (HB 869) — R.S. 37:1270(A)(8), sickle cell disease CE for emergency medicine (enrolled)
  8. LSBME notice of intent, April 2026 — proposed CME rule changes (Laws and Rules course, medical review panel credit), redline
  9. Act 463 of 2025 (SB 14), enrolled — nutrition and metabolic health CE (R.S. 37:1270(A)(8)(b))
  10. 243 CMR 2.06, License Renewals (Cornell LII copy; last amended eff. January 7, 2020)
  11. 243 CMR 2.01, Definitions — risk management study (Cornell LII copy)
  12. Board of Registration in Medicine Policy 2017-05, A CME Pilot Program (amended December 19, 2019; copy hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Society)
  13. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 2 — birthday renewal, EHR proficiency, Alzheimer's training
  14. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 264 — domestic and sexual violence training
  15. M.G.L. c. 119, s. 51A(k) — child abuse and neglect training
  16. FSMB — Continuing Medical Education Board-by-Board Overview (updated August 2026)
  17. Massachusetts Medical Society — CME requirements for physician license renewal in Massachusetts
  18. M.G.L. c. 94C §18 — Issuance of registration; prescriber education
  19. Massachusetts DPH — Criteria and application for DPH-approved domestic and sexual violence training (Chapter 260)
  20. 16.10.4 NMAC — Continuing Medical Education (amended February 8, 2022; State Records Center and Archives)
  21. 16.10.14 NMAC — Management of pain with controlled substances (16.10.14.11, continuing education)
  22. 16.10.7 NMAC — License expiration, renewal and reinstatement
  23. 16.10.2 NMAC — Licensure requirements (16.10.2.9, initial license expiration)
  24. New Mexico Medical Board — Licensing and Renewal (MD and DO applications, rule list)
  25. New Mexico Medical Board — Physician Active License Information 2026 (MD and DO licensees)
  26. SB 279 (2021) — merger of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine into the New Mexico Medical Board

Each state’s page lists its own sources and the date its facts were last verified.