CME Requirements
State CME Licensure Requirements
Below is a list of state board regulations on continuing medical education (CME) for licensure re-registration. States that contain no information do not have regulations concerning CME.
CME-University.com members should verify this information with their state board of medical licensure.
| State |
Required CME
Per Year(s) |
Avg. Hours
Per Year |
AMA/AOA/
AAFP/ACOG
Cat. 1 Hours |
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent |
State-mandated CME Content/Additional Notes |
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Alabama
|
24 |
2 yrs |
12 |
24 |
ACOG, AAFP |
|
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Alaska
|
34 |
2 yrs |
17 |
17 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, AOA, APA |
|
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Arizona
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
|
ABMS, GME, AMA PRA app |
|
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Arizona DO
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
20 |
|
Category 1-A only |
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Arkansas
|
20 |
1 yr |
20 |
20 |
AMA PRA |
|
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California*
|
100 |
4 yrs |
25 |
100 |
AMA PRA, AAFP, CMA, CAFP |
Pain mgmt./geriatric medicine |
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California DO
|
150 |
3 yrs |
50 |
90 |
AMA PRA, AAFP, CMA, CAFP, AOA |
60 hours Category 1-A or 1-B |
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Colorado
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Connecticut
|
50 |
2yrs |
25 |
|
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Delaware
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA, AOA |
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D.C.
|
50 |
2yrs |
25 |
50 |
AMA PRA |
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Florida*
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
|
HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, TB, end of life palliative care, med error |
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Florida DO
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
20 (AOA Category 1-A) |
|
HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, risk management, FL rules/laws, use of controlled substances, 2 hrs prevention of med errors |
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Georgia
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP, ACOG, ACEP |
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Guam
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
50 |
AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP, ACOG, ACEP |
|
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Hawaii
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA |
|
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Hawaii DO
|
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Idaho
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, AOA |
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Illinois
|
150 |
3 yrs |
50 |
60 |
AMA PRA, AOA |
|
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Indiana
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Iowa
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
|
Child/dependent adult abuse required every 5 yrs for emergency med, family med, internal med, gen med, ob/gyn and psych |
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Kansas
|
50 |
1 yr |
50 |
20 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, GME, AOA, AAFP |
|
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Kentucky
|
60 |
3 yrs |
20 |
30 |
AMA PRA, ABMS |
one-time domestic violence course for primary care physicians, 2 hrs HIV/AIDS every 10 yrs; course must be KCHFS-approved |
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Louisiana
|
20 |
1 yr |
20 |
20 |
AMA PRA |
One-time board orientation course |
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Maine
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
40 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP |
|
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Maine DO
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
20 |
AOA |
|
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Maryland*
|
50 |
2 yrs |
25 |
50 |
AMA PRA app |
|
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Massachusetts
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
40 |
AMA PRA, GME |
Study board reqs; risk mgmt. |
|
Michigan
|
150 |
3 yrs |
50 |
75 |
|
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Michigan DO
|
150 |
3 yrs |
50 |
60 |
|
60 hours Category 1-A or 1-B |
|
Minnesota
|
75 |
3 yrs |
25 |
75 |
AMA PRA, AOA, MOCOMP |
|
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Mississippi
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
ABMS, AOA, AAFP, ACOG, AMA PRA app |
|
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Missouri
|
50 |
2 yrs |
25 |
30 |
AAFP |
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Montana
|
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Nebraska
|
50 |
2 yrs |
25 |
50 |
AMA PRA |
|
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Nevada
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA |
ethics (2 hrs), 20 hrs in specialty, 18 hrs Category 1 |
|
Nevada DO
|
35 |
1 yr |
35 |
35 |
AMA PRA |
|
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New Hampshire
|
150 |
3 yrs |
50 |
60 |
AMA PRA, ABMS |
Credits reported to NH Med Society |
|
New Jersey
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
40 |
AMA PRA, AOA |
cultural competence |
|
New Mexico
|
75 |
3 yrs |
25 |
75 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG, USMLE |
|
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New Mexico DO
|
75 |
3 yrs |
25 |
75 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG, USMLE |
Active membership in AOA may replace 75 hours of CME |
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New York
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North Carolina
|
150 |
3 yrs |
50 |
60 |
|
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North Dakota
|
60 |
3 yrs |
20 |
60 |
AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP, MOCOMP |
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Ohio
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
40 |
AMA PRA |
All CME must be certified by the OSMA or OOA |
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Oklahoma
|
60 |
3 yrs |
20 |
60 |
AMA PRA, ABMS |
|
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Oklahoma DO
|
16 |
1 yr |
16 |
16 |
|
16 hrs of Category 1, 1 hr of which must be CME on prescribing controlled substances |
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
20 |
|
12 hrs patient safety/risk mgmt |
|
Pennsylvania DO
|
100 |
2 yrs |
50 |
20 |
AOA |
20 hrs of Category 1-A AOA; 12 hrs risk mgmt/patient safety |
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Puerto Rico
|
60 |
3 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA |
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Rhode Island
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA, AOA |
HIV universal precautions/blood-borne pathogens; end of life education/palliative care |
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South Carolina
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, AOA, ACOG equiv |
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA, AAFP |
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Tennessee DO
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP |
|
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Texas
|
24 |
1 yr |
24 |
12 |
AMA PRA, AAFP, AOA |
Of Category 1, 1 hr must be in ethics/ professional responsibility |
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Utah
|
40 |
2 yrs |
20 |
40 |
AMA PRA |
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Vermont
|
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Vermont DO
|
30 |
2 yrs |
15 |
|
AMA PRA |
At least 12 of 30 hours must be in osteopathic medical education |
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Virgin Islands
|
25 |
1 yr |
25 |
25 |
|
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Virginia
|
60 |
2 yrs |
30 |
30 |
AMA PRA |
Of Category 1, 15 must be interactive |
|
Washington
|
200 |
4 yrs |
50 |
80 |
AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG |
|
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Washington DO*
|
150 |
3 yrs |
50 |
60 |
AMA PRA, AOA, others |
|
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West Virginia
|
50 |
2 yrs |
25 |
50 |
AMA PRA, ABMS (partial) |
2 hrs end-of-life pain mgmt. |
|
West Virginia DO
|
32 |
2 yrs |
16 |
16 |
Board-recognized equivalent |
2 hrs end-of-life mgmt. |
|
Wisconsin
|
30 |
2 yrs |
15 |
30 |
AMA PRA |
|
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Wyoming
|
60 hrs |
3 yrs |
20 |
60 |
AMA PRA |
Effective Jan 1, 2007 |
Abbreviations
ABMS — certification or recertification by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties
AMA PRA — American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award
AOA — American Osteopathic Association
AAFP — American Academy of Family Practice
ACOG — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
APA — American Pediatric Association
CMA — California Medical Association
CAFP — California Academy of Family Physicians
CME — continuing medical education
FLEX — Federation Licensing Examination
GME — graduate medical education
MOCOMP — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
OSMA — Ohio State Medical Association
USMLE — United States Medical Licensing Association
State CME Licensure Notes
California - All general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which more than 25% are 65 years of age or older shall complete at least 20% of all mandatory CE hours in geriatric medicine or the care of older patients.
All physicians and surgeons shall complete mandatory CE in the subjects of pain management and the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients (one-time requirement of 12 credit hours, to be completed by December 31, 2006). Physicians practicing in pathology or radiology specialty areas are exempt from this requirement.
Florida - Physicians may complete a 1-hour CME course on end-of-life and palliative health care in lieu of the required 1-hour CME course on HIV/AIDS, provided the physician completed the HIV/AIDS course in the immediately preceding biennium (2-year licensure).
Physicians may complete a 1-hour CME course on end-of-life and palliative health care in lieu of the required 1-hour CME course on domestic violence, provided the physician completed the HIV/AIDS course in the immediately preceding biennium (2-year licensure).
Maryland - Partial CME credit is offered for American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certification, select peer review, serving as a intervenor or monitor on a physician rehabilitation committee or professional committee and serving as a preceptor for resident physicians or medical students in LCME-accredited schools. For the first license renewal, the CME requirement is waived, but the licensee must have completed an approved orientation program.
Washington Osteopathic - Other certificates accepted as equivalent include current certification of CME from medical practice academies and original certification or recertification within 6 years by a specialty board.