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Child abuse recognition and reporting: which states require it

7 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.

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  1. 24 Del. Admin. Code 1700 — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline rules (sections 7.0, 12.0, 17.11)
  2. Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Continuing Education and Audit Information
  3. Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Mandatory Training
  4. 24 Del. C. Chapter 17, Subchapter II (§ 1713(d) — continuing education, Alzheimer's disease and dementia hours)
  5. 24 Del. C. Chapter 17, Subchapter III (§ 1723 — biennial renewal; child abuse and domestic violence training)
  6. 24 Del. Admin. Code — Uniform Controlled Substances Act Regulations (section 3.1)
  7. Delaware Office of Controlled Substances — Continuing Education and Audit Information
  8. Delaware Office of Controlled Substances — Mandatory Course
  9. IDFPR — Physicians (renewal, 2026 variance notice)
  10. IDFPR — Illinois Continuing Education (CE) Requirements (legislative mandates)
  11. 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1285.110 — Continuing Medical Education (amended effective 12/13/2024), via Cornell LII
  12. 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1285.120 — Renewals, via Cornell LII
  13. IDFPR — 2026 physician renewal extension variance (July 2026)
  14. IDFPR — 2026 Physicians Batch Renewal Form (CE certification; first renewal)
  15. IDFPR — FAQs about Safe Opioid Prescribing Practices CE
  16. Secondary: WashU Medicine CME — Meeting IL licensing education requirements (2026 changes)
  17. Iowa Board of Medicine (Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing) — Continuing education for physicians
  18. 481 IAC chapter 654 — Continuing education and training requirements (formerly 653 IAC ch. 11; ARC 9114C, effective May 21, 2025; IAC 9/30/26)
  19. 481 IAC chapter 652 — Permanent and administrative medicine physician licensure (expiration and renewal, 652.10–652.14)
  20. Iowa Code § 272C.2 — Continuing education requirements
  21. Iowa Code § 232.69 — Mandatory reporters of child abuse; training
  22. Iowa Code § 235B.16 — Dependent adult abuse; training of mandatory reporters
  23. 2026 Iowa Acts ch. 1129 (H.F. 2676) — nutrition and metabolic health CE (Iowa Code § 148.3(5))
  24. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — Continuing Medical Education
  25. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — CME Requirement Schedule, current cycle January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2026 (PDF)
  26. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — Domestic Violence Requirement (PDF)
  27. 201 KAR 9:310 — Continuing medical education (certified effective February 26, 2025)
  28. 201 KAR 9:270 — Buprenorphine prescribing standards, 12 hours addiction medicine (effective January 22, 2026)
  29. 201 KAR 9:051 — Annual license renewal and registration (on or before March 1)
  30. KRS 194A.540 — Domestic violence and elder abuse training for primary care physicians and psychiatrists
  31. 2026 HB 412 (not enacted; shows current KRS 311.601 text on pediatric abusive head trauma)
  32. 243 CMR 2.06, License Renewals (Cornell LII copy; last amended eff. January 7, 2020)
  33. 243 CMR 2.01, Definitions — risk management study (Cornell LII copy)
  34. Board of Registration in Medicine Policy 2017-05, A CME Pilot Program (amended December 19, 2019; copy hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Society)
  35. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 2 — birthday renewal, EHR proficiency, Alzheimer's training
  36. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 264 — domestic and sexual violence training
  37. M.G.L. c. 119, s. 51A(k) — child abuse and neglect training
  38. FSMB — Continuing Medical Education Board-by-Board Overview (updated August 2026)
  39. Massachusetts Medical Society — CME requirements for physician license renewal in Massachusetts
  40. M.G.L. c. 94C §18 — Issuance of registration; prescriber education
  41. Massachusetts DPH — Criteria and application for DPH-approved domestic and sexual violence training (Chapter 260)
  42. NYSED Office of the Professions: Physicians
  43. NYSED: Mandated training for physicians
  44. NYSED: Mandated training related to child abuse (physicians)
  45. NYSED: Mandated training related to infection control (physicians)
  46. NYSED: Infection control and barrier precautions FAQ
  47. NYSED: NYSDOH mandatory prescriber education
  48. NYSED: Online registration renewal
  49. Education Law Article 130, Subarticle 1 (sections 6502 and 6507)
  50. Education Law Article 131 (section 6524, biennial registration)
  51. NYSDOH: Mandatory prescriber education
  52. NYSDOH: Mandatory prescriber education guidance (PDF)
  53. NYSDOH: Mandatory prescriber education / NEAT FAQs, updated October 2026 (PDF)
  54. NYSDOH: Health care provider infection control training
  55. Public Health Law section 239 (NYSDOH)
  56. State Board of Medicine — CME requirements for (MD) Physician and Surgeon License (PDF)
  57. State Board of Medicine — Renewal Information
  58. 49 Pa. Code §16.19 — Continuing medical education (amended effective April 25, 2026)
  59. 49 Pa. Code §16.15 — Biennial registration
  60. 49 Pa. Code §16.108 — Child abuse recognition and reporting, mandatory training
  61. Act 124 of 2016 — adds section 9.1 to the ABC-MAP Act (opioid education)
  62. Pennsylvania Department of State — Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Continuing Education Providers (Act 31)
  63. Pennsylvania DHS — Mandated reporter training (no new curricula accepted since January 1, 2025)
  64. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine — CME requirements for Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon License (PDF)
  65. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine — Renewal Information
  66. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine — 2026 Renewal Guide (PDF, rev. 7/2026)
  67. 49 Pa. Code §25.271 — Requirements for renewal (amended effective April 25, 2026)
  68. 49 Pa. Code §25.417 — Child abuse recognition and reporting, mandatory training

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