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Patient safety and risk management: 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. 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. 243 CMR 2.06, License Renewals (Cornell LII copy; last amended eff. January 7, 2020)
  7. 243 CMR 2.01, Definitions — risk management study (Cornell LII copy)
  8. Board of Registration in Medicine Policy 2017-05, A CME Pilot Program (amended December 19, 2019; copy hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Society)
  9. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 2 — birthday renewal, EHR proficiency, Alzheimer's training
  10. M.G.L. c. 112, s. 264 — domestic and sexual violence training
  11. M.G.L. c. 119, s. 51A(k) — child abuse and neglect training
  12. FSMB — Continuing Medical Education Board-by-Board Overview (updated August 2026)
  13. Massachusetts Medical Society — CME requirements for physician license renewal in Massachusetts
  14. M.G.L. c. 94C §18 — Issuance of registration; prescriber education
  15. Massachusetts DPH — Criteria and application for DPH-approved domestic and sexual violence training (Chapter 260)
  16. State Board of Medicine — CME requirements for (MD) Physician and Surgeon License (PDF)
  17. State Board of Medicine — Renewal Information
  18. 49 Pa. Code §16.19 — Continuing medical education (amended effective April 25, 2026)
  19. 49 Pa. Code §16.15 — Biennial registration
  20. 49 Pa. Code §16.108 — Child abuse recognition and reporting, mandatory training
  21. Act 124 of 2016 — adds section 9.1 to the ABC-MAP Act (opioid education)
  22. Pennsylvania Department of State — Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Continuing Education Providers (Act 31)
  23. Pennsylvania DHS — Mandated reporter training (no new curricula accepted since January 1, 2025)
  24. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine — CME requirements for Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon License (PDF)
  25. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine — Renewal Information
  26. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine — 2026 Renewal Guide (PDF, rev. 7/2026)
  27. 49 Pa. Code §25.271 — Requirements for renewal (amended effective April 25, 2026)
  28. 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.