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MD License Renewal & CME Requirements by State
Complete reference guide for medical license renewal cycles and continuing medical education (CME) credit requirements across all U.S. states and territories.
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| State/Jurisdiction | License Renewal Cycle | License Deadline | CME Cycle | CME Deadline | Total CME | Special CME Requirements | One-time Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 year | Dec 31 annually | 1 year | Dec 31 annually | 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 2 hrs for AL Controlled Substance Certificate holders; 12 hrs for QACSC issuance; 4 hrs for QACSC renewal | None |
| Alaska | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 50 hours (AMA PRA Category 1 or AOA Category 1 or 2) | 2 hrs pain management/opioid use and addiction if possess DEA | None |
| Arizona | 2 years | Birthday | 2 years | Birthday | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 3 hrs opioid/substance use disorder/addiction | None |
| Arkansas | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 20 hours (10 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 1 hr opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing annually | 3 hrs prescribing education at first renewal |
| California | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | None | 12 hrs Pain Management and Treatment of Terminally Ill Patients |
| Colorado | 2 years | Based on renewal date | N/A | N/A | No specific requirement (30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ starting 2027) | 2 hrs opioid prescribing/substance use prevention | None |
| Connecticut | 1 year | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 50 Contact Hours (AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ accepted) | None | None |
| Delaware | 2 years | Renewal date (odd years) | 2 years | Renewal date (odd years) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or AOA Category 1-A | 2 hrs controlled substance prescribing/chronic pain | None |
| District of Columbia | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | None | None |
| Florida | 2 years | Jan 31 (biennial) | 2 years | Jan 31 (biennial) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 2 hrs controlled substance prescribing if possess DEA; 2 hrs Prevention of Medical Errors (every renewal); 2 hrs Domestic Violence every 3rd renewal | None |
| Georgia | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (or AOA Category 1-A) | None | 3 hrs controlled substance prescribing if possess DEA (one-time) |
| Hawaii | 2 years | Jan 31 (even years) | 2 years | Jan 31 (even years) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (or AOA Category 1-A) | None | None |
| Idaho | 2 years | Birthday | 2 years | Birthday | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | None | None |
| Illinois | 3 years | July 31 (triennial) | 3 years | July 31 (triennial) | 150 hours (60 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 1 hr Sexual Harassment Prevention; 1 hr Implicit Bias Awareness; 1 hr Recognizing Dementia; 1 hr Safe Opioid Prescribing if hold IL Controlled Substance License; 0.5 hrs Cultural Competency; 0.5 hr Mandated Reporter (Child Abuse) | None |
| Indiana | 2 years | Oct 31 (odd years) | N/A | N/A | No general mandate (2 hrs AMA PRA Category 1 on opioid prescribing for CSR) | 2 hrs opioid abuse and prescribing for controlled substance registration | None |
| Iowa | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (or AOA Category 1-A) | 2 hrs chronic pain management and 2 hrs end-of-life care every 5 years if provide primary care | None |
| Kansas | 1 year | July 31 annually | 1 year | July 31 annually | 50 hours (20 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 1 hr education in acute or chronic pain management; the appropriate prescribing of opioids; or the use of prescription-drug monitoring programs | None |
| Kentucky | 1 year | Mar 1 annually | 3 years | Dec 31 (triennial) | 60 hours (30 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 4.5 hrs KASPER/pain management/addiction disorders if prescribe or dispense controlled substances | None |
| Louisiana | 1 year | Based on renewal date | 1 year | Based on renewal date | 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (or AOA Category 1-A) | None | 3 hrs best practices for prescribing CDS/drug diversion/addiction treatment/chronic pain if possess CDS license (one-time) |
| Maine | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 2 years | Last day of birth month | 100 hours (40 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 3 hrs opioid prescribing if prescribe controlled substances | None |
| Maryland | 2 years | Sept 30 (biennial) | 2 years | Sept 30 (biennial) | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 1 hr opioid prescribing and implicit bias training | 2 hrs controlled substance prescribing for CDS registration (one-time) |
| Massachusetts | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 10 hrs Risk Management; 3 hrs Pain Management if prescribing controlled substances; 2 hrs reviewing each chapter of Board regulations (243 CMR) | 2 hrs End-of-Life Issues; 2 hrs Implicit Bias; 3 hrs EHR Proficiency; 1 hr Domestic and Sexual Violence; 1 hr Child Abuse and Neglect; 1 hr Alzheimer's Disease; 2 hrs Proper Use of Marijuana (for physicians certifying medical marijuana use) |
| Michigan | 3 years | Jan 31 (triennial) | 3 years | Jan 31 (triennial) | 150 hours (75 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 3 hrs pain and symptom management; 1 hr medical ethics; 3 hrs Implicit Bias | 8 hrs managing patients with opioid or substance use disorders for physicians with DEA (one-time); Human Trafficking Training |
| Minnesota | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 3 years | Based on renewal date | 75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | None | None |
| Mississippi | 1 year | June 30 annually | 2 years | June 30 (even years) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 5 hrs prescribing controlled substances if possess DEA | None |
| Missouri | 1 year | Jan 31 annually | 2 years | Dec 31 (odd years) | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or AOA Category 1-A (or 40 hours if all Category 1 with post-test) | None | None |
| Montana | 1 year | Based on renewal date | N/A | N/A | No specific requirement | None | None |
| Nebraska | 2 years | Oct 1 (even years) | 2 years | Oct 1 (even years) | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 3 hrs controlled substance prescribing if prescribe controlled substances | None |
| Nevada | 2 years | June 30 (odd years) | 2 years | June 30 (odd years) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 2 hrs pain management/opioids/end-of-life care | None |
| New Hampshire | 2 years | June 30 (biennial) | 2 years | June 30 (biennial) | 100 hours (40 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 3 hrs pain management and addiction disorder if possess DEA | None |
| New Jersey | 2 years | June 30 (odd years) | 2 years | June 30 (odd years) | 100 hours (40 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 1 hr controlled substance prescribing; 2 hrs End-of-Life Care | 6 hrs Cultural Competency |
| New Mexico | 3 years | June 30 (triennial) | 3 years | June 30 (triennial) | 75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 5 hrs pain management and controlled substance prescribing if possess DEA | None |
| New York | 2 years | Based on renewal date | N/A | N/A | No general mandate (specific mandates only) | 2 hrs Mandatory Infection Control (NYSDOH/NYSED-approved) every 4 years | Child Abuse Identification |
| North Carolina | 1 year | Birthday | 3 years | Birthday | 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 3 hrs controlled substance prescribing if prescribe controlled substances | None |
| North Dakota | 1 year | Dec 31 annually | 3 years | Dec 31 (triennial) | 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | None | None |
| Ohio | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 1 hr on duty to report misconduct; 20 hrs pain medicine if owner/operator of pain management clinic | None |
| Oklahoma | 1 year | Based on renewal date | 3 years | Based on renewal date | 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 1 hr annually pain management/opioid use/addiction if possess DEA | None |
| Oregon | 2 years | Dec 31 (odd years) | 2 years | Dec 31 (odd years) | 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (or AOA Category 1-A or 2-A) | 6 hrs pain management/opioid prescribing/substance use disorders | None |
| Pennsylvania | 2 years | Dec 31 (even years) | 2 years | Dec 31 (even years) | 100 hours (20 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 2 hrs pain management/addiction/opioid prescribing; 12 hrs Patient Safety/Risk Management; 2 hrs Child Abuse Recognition (approved) | None |
| Rhode Island | 2 years | June 30 (even years) | 2 years | June 30 (even years) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (or AOA Category 1-A) | None | None |
| South Carolina | 2 years | June 30 | 2 years | Dec 31 (even years) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (or AOA Category 1-A) | 2 hrs prescribing and monitoring controlled substances | None |
| South Dakota | 1 year | Based on renewal date | N/A | N/A | No CME requirement | None | None |
| Tennessee | 2 years | Last day of birth month (biennial) | 2 years | Last day of birth month (biennial) | 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 2 hrs controlled substance prescribing (TN chronic pain guidelines) for all licensees | None |
| Texas | 2 years | Feb 28, May 31, Aug 31, Nov 30 (quarterly) | 2 years | Feb 28, May 31, Aug 31, Nov 30 | 48 hours (24 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 10 hrs each year if practicing in pain management clinics; 2 hrs if direct patient care (first two renewals then every 8 years); 1.5 hrs Human Trafficking Prevention (HHSC approved) course | None |
| Utah | 2 years | Jan 31 (even years) for MDs | 2 years | Jan 31 (even years) | 40 hours (34 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 3.5 hrs controlled substance prescribing if prescribe controlled substances | None |
| Vermont | 2 years | Nov 30 (biennial) | 2 years | Nov 30 (biennial) | 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 2 hrs controlled substance prescribing and pain management if possess DEA | None |
| Virginia | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 60 hours (30 must be Type 1/Category 1) | 2 hrs pain management/controlled substance prescribing/addiction management | None |
| Washington | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 4 years | Based on renewal date | 200 hours (120 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | 2 hrs Health Equity (every 4 years) | 1 hr if prescribe controlled substances (one-time); 6 hrs Suicide Prevention (Board-approved) |
| West Virginia | 2 years | June 30 (A-L even years; M-Z odd years) | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 3 hrs risk assessment and responsible prescribing of controlled substances if prescribe/administer/dispense | None |
| Wisconsin | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | 2 hrs opioid and controlled substance prescribing if authorized to prescribe | None |
| Wyoming | 2 years | Based on renewal date | 3 years | Based on renewal date | 60 hours (AMA PRA Category 1 or 2 accepted) | None | None |
| Guam | N/A | N/A | 2 years | N/A | 100 hours (50 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | None | None |
| N Mariana Is. | N/A | N/A | 1 year | N/A | 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | None | None |
| Puerto Rico | N/A | N/A | 3 years | N/A | 60 hours (40 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) | None | None |
| Virgin Islands | N/A | N/A | 1 year | N/A | 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ | None | None |
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