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Domestic violence: which states require it

4 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. Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physician continuing medical education
  2. Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 370, Sec. 20-10b — Continuing medical education (statutes revised to January 1, 2025; not amended in the 2026 Supplement)
  3. Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 19a-88(b) — Annual registration in the birth month (2026 Supplement)
  4. Connecticut Department of Public Health — Health care practitioner renewal information
  5. Connecticut Office of Legislative Research — 2026 Acts Affecting Health Professions and Institutions (2026-R-0080)
  6. Florida Board of Medicine — Medical Doctor (MD) renewal
  7. Rule 64B8-13.005, F.A.C. — Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal (effective 6/15/2026)
  8. Section 456.013, Florida Statutes (2026) — medical errors course, subsection 7
  9. Section 456.0301, Florida Statutes (2026) — controlled substance prescribing course
  10. Section 456.031, Florida Statutes (2026) — domestic violence course
  11. Section 456.033, Florida Statutes (2026) — HIV/AIDS course
  12. Section 456.0341, Florida Statutes (2026) — human trafficking course
  13. Section 456.0361, Florida Statutes (2026) — CE tracking
  14. Section 381.986, F.S. — Medical use of marijuana (qualified physician course)
  15. Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine — Osteopathic physician renewal
  16. Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine — Frequently asked questions (home study)
  17. Rule 64B15-13.001, F.A.C. — Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal (effective 6/15/2026)
  18. Rule 64B15-13.003, F.A.C. — record keeping and audit
  19. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — Continuing Medical Education
  20. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — CME Requirement Schedule, current cycle January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2026 (PDF)
  21. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — Domestic Violence Requirement (PDF)
  22. 201 KAR 9:310 — Continuing medical education (certified effective February 26, 2025)
  23. 201 KAR 9:270 — Buprenorphine prescribing standards, 12 hours addiction medicine (effective January 22, 2026)
  24. 201 KAR 9:051 — Annual license renewal and registration (on or before March 1)
  25. KRS 194A.540 — Domestic violence and elder abuse training for primary care physicians and psychiatrists
  26. 2026 HB 412 (not enacted; shows current KRS 311.601 text on pediatric abusive head trauma)
  27. 243 CMR 2.06, License Renewals (Cornell LII copy; last amended eff. January 7, 2020)
  28. 243 CMR 2.01, Definitions — risk management study (Cornell LII copy)
  29. Board of Registration in Medicine Policy 2017-05, A CME Pilot Program (amended December 19, 2019; copy hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Society)
  30. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 2 — birthday renewal, EHR proficiency, Alzheimer's training
  31. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 264 — domestic and sexual violence training
  32. M.G.L. c. 119, s. 51A(k) — child abuse and neglect training
  33. FSMB — Continuing Medical Education Board-by-Board Overview (updated August 2026)
  34. Massachusetts Medical Society — CME requirements for physician license renewal in Massachusetts
  35. M.G.L. c. 94C §18 — Issuance of registration; prescriber education
  36. Massachusetts DPH — Criteria and application for DPH-approved domestic and sexual violence training (Chapter 260)

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