CME Requirements

State

Renewal Frequency

Specific Requirements

Hours requirement

Expiration Date

Alabama

Biennial

Pain Management, Opioid Prescribing

25 CME credits annually

December 31st

Alaska

Biennial

Pain Management

50 CME credits every two years

Date of initial licensure

Arizona

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

40 CME credits every two years

Date of initial licensure

Arkansas

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

20 CME credits annually

Last day of birth month

California

Biennial

Pain Management, Geriatric Care, Opioid Prescribing

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Colorado

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

30 CME every 2 years

Last day of birth month

Connecticut

Annual

Cultural Competency, Infectious Diseases (including HIV/AIDS)

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Delaware

Biennial

Controlled Substance Prescribing

40 CME credits every two years

March 31st

Florida

Biennial

Medical Errors Prevention, Domestic Violence (every third renewal), Opioid Prescribing, HIV/AIDS (1 hour for initial renewal), Human Trafficking

40 CME credits every two years (including 2 hours in Medical Errors Prevention, 2 hours in Domestic Violence every third renewal, 2 hours in Opioid Prescribing, 1 hour in HIV/AIDS for initial renewal, Human Trafficking)

January 31st or July 31st

Georgia

Biennial

Pain Management

40 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Hawaii

Biennial

None specified

40 hours every 2 years

January 31st

Idaho

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

40 hours every 2 years

Last day of birth month

Illinois

Biennial

Sexual Harassment Prevention, Opioid Prescribing, Human Trafficking

150 CME credits every three years

July 31st of even years

Indiana

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

40 CME credits every two years

October 31st of odd years

Iowa

Biennial

Chronic Pain Management, End-of-Life Care

40 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Kansas

Biennial

None specified

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Kentucky

Biennial

Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma, HIV/AIDS (one-time requirement)

60 CME credits every three years

Last day of birth month

Louisiana

Biennial

Opioid Management

20 CME credits annually

Last day of birth month

Maine

Annual

Opioid Prescribing

100 CME credits every four years

December 31st

Maryland

Biennial

Implicit Bias Training (starting 2022)

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Massachusetts

Biennial

Pain Management, End-of-Life Care, Risk Management

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Michigan

Biennial

Pain and Symptom Management, Medical Ethics, Human Trafficking

150 CME credits every three years

January 31st

Minnesota

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

75 CME credits every three years

Last day of birth month

Mississippi

Biennial

None specified

40 CME credits every two years

June 30th

Missouri

Biennial

None specified

50 CME credits every two years

January 31st

Montana

Biennial

None specified

50 CME credits every two years

Biennially on March 31st

Nebraska

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

50 CME credits every two years

October 1st

Nevada

Biennial

Suicide Prevention (for certain specialties)

40 CME credits every two years

June 30th

New Hampshire

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

100 CME credits every four years

Last day of birth month

New Jersey

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing, End-of-Life Care (for certain specialties)

100 CME credits every four years

June 30th

New Mexico

Biennial

Pain Management, Opioid Prescribing

75 CME credits every three years

Last day of birth month

New York

Triennial

Infection Control (every four years), Child Abuse (one-time requirement)

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

North Carolina

Annual

Controlled Substances Prescribing

60 CME credits every three years

Last day of birth month

North Dakota

Biennial

None specified

60 CME credits every three years

Last day of birth month

Ohio

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Oklahoma

Biennial

None specified

60 CME credits every three years

Last day of birth month

Oregon

Biennial

Pain Management

60 CME credits every three years

Last day of birth month

Pennsylvania

Biennial

Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting, Opioid Education

100 CME credits every four years

December 31st of even years

Rhode Island

Biennial

Pain Management

40 CME credits every two years

June 30th

South Carolina

Biennial

None specified

40 CME credits every two years

June 30th

South Dakota

Biennial

None specified

50 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Tennessee

Biennial

Controlled Substance Prescribing

40 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Texas

Biennial

Medical Ethics, Opioid Prescribing, Human Trafficking

48 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Utah

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

40 CME credits every two years

January 31st

Vermont

Biennial

Hospice, Palliative Care, and Pain Management

30 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Virginia

Biennial

Controlled Substances Prescribing

60 CME credits every two years

Last day of birth month

Washington

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing &suicide prevention, health equity

200 CME credits every four years

Last day of birth month

West Virginia

Biennial

Drug Diversion Training, Best-Practice Prescribing of Controlled Substances

50 CME credits every two years

June 30th

Wisconsin

Biennial

Opioid Prescribing

30 CME credits every two years

October 31st of odd years

Wyoming

Biennial

None specified

60 CME credits every three years

December 31st