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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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