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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements by State

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements by State

(for M.D.’s & D.O.’s)

STATE

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Alabama

24 over 2 years

Alaska

25 over 2 years

Arizona

20 over 2 years (DO’s only)

Arkansas

20 over 1 year

California

100 over  4 years (MD’s)

90 0ver 3 years (DO’s)

Colorado

*NONE REQUIRED

Connecticut

*NONE REQUIRED

Delaware

40 over 2 years

District of Columbia

*NONE REQUIRED

Florida

40 over 2 years (MD)

20 over 2 years (DO)

Georgia

40 over 2 years

Hawaii

40 over 2 years (MD)

*NONE REQUIRED (DO’s)

Idaho

40 over 2 years

Illinois

60 over 3 years

Indiana

*NONE REQUIRED

Iowa

40 over 2 years

Kansas

20 a year

Kentucky

30 over 3 years

Louisiana

20 a year

Maine

40 over 2 years (MD)

20 over 2 years (DO)

Maryland

50 over 2 years

Massachusetts

40 over 2 years

Michigan

75 over 3 years (MD)

60 over 3 years (DO)

Minnesota

75 over 3 years

Mississippi

40 over 2 years

Missouri

50 over 2 years

Montana

*NONE REQUIRED

Nebraska

50 over 2 years

Nevada

40 over 2 years (MD)

10 a year (DO)

New Hampshire

60 over 3 years

New Jersey

40 over 2 years

New Mexico

75 over 3 years

New York

*NONE REQUIRED

North Carolina

60 over 3 years

North Dakota

60 over 3 years

Ohio

40 over 2 years

Oklahoma

60 over 3 years (MD)

16 a year (DO)

Oregon

*NONE REQUIRED

Pennsylvania

20 over 2 years

Rhode Island

40 over 2 years

South Carolina

40 over 2 years

South Dakota

*NONE REQUIRED

Tennessee

40 over 2 years

Texas

12 a year

Utah

20 over 2 years

Vermont

*NONE REQUIRED

Virginia

30 over 2 years

Washington

80 over 4 years (MD)

60 0ver 3 years (DO)

West Virginia

50 over 2 years (MD)

16 over 2 years (DO)

Wisconsin

30 over 2 years

Wyoming

*NONE (pending)

 

* Most states require CME Credit for re-licensure. Even in the ones that don’t, most specialty boards require CME credits for continued certification and virtually every hospital requires CME credits for hospital appointments and re-appointments.