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CME Information by State

Continuing Medical Education for Licensure Reregistration

Fifty-one boards require anywhere from 12 hours (Alabama) to 50 hours (several states) of continuing medical education (CME) per year for license reregistration. Some states also mandate CME content, such as HIV/AIDS, risk management, or medical ethics. In addition, many states also require that a certain percentage of CME be Category 1 as measured, for example, through the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award.

Alabama

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	24 - 2yr
Average Hours per Year	12
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	24
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ACOG, AAFP


Alaska

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	34 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	17
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	17
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS, AOA, APA
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Arizona

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	ABMS, GME

Arizona DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	20 - 1yr
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	20
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	20 hrs Category 1-A only


Arkansas

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	20 - 1yr
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	20
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California

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 4yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	100
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, AAFP, CMA, CAFP

California DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	150 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	90
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, AAFP, CMA, CAFP, AOA
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	60 hrs Category 1-A or 1-B
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Colorado

Required Number of CME
Hours per Year(s)

None


Connecticut

Required Number of CME
Hours per Year(s)

None


Delaware

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, AOA
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District of Columbia

Required Number of CME
Hours per Year(s)

None


Florida

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s) - General Topics	40 - 2yrs
4 Additional CME Hours in the State-mandated topics	1 credit/hour of HIV/AIDS, 1 credit/hour of Domestic Violence, 2 credits/hours in Prevention of Medical Errors
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40

Florida DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	20
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, risk management, FL rules/laws, managed care
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Georgia

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, AOA, AAFP, ACOG, ACEP


Guam

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	50
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Hawaii

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA


Idaho

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
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Illinois

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	150 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	60
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA


Indiana

Required Number of CME
Hours per Year(s)

None


Iowa

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, AOA, GME
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	child/dependent-adult abuse
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Kansas

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	50 - 1yr
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	20
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS, GME, AOA


Kentucky

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	60 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	30
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	HIV/AIDS; course must be approved by Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
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Louisiana

Required Number of CME
Hours per Year(s)


Maine

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS, AAFP

Maine DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
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Maryland

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	50 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	50
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	(See note)


Massachusetts

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	GME
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	Study board reqs; risk management
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Michigan

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	150 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	75
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA

Michigan DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	150 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	60
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	60 hours Category 1-A or 1-B


Minnesota

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	75 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	75
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, AOA, MOCOMP
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Mississippi

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS, AOA, AAFP, ACOG


Missouri

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	50 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	30
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AAFP


Montana

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	None
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Nebraska

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	50 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	50


Nevada

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	Ethics (2 hrs), 20 hrs in specialty

Nevada DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	35 - 1 yr
Average Hours per Year	35
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	10
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New Hampshire

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	150 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	60
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS


New Jersey

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	100
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New Mexico

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	75 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	75
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG, USMLE

New Mexico DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	75 - 3 yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	75
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG, USMLE
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	Active membership in AOA may replace 75 hours of CME
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New York

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	None
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	infection control, child abuse


North Carolina

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	150 - 3 yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	60
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North Dakota

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	60 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	60
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, AOA, AAFP, MOCOMP


Ohio

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	CME must be certified by OSMA or OOA
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Oklahoma

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	60 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	60
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS

Oklahoma DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	16 - 1yr
Average Hours per Year	16
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	16
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	16 hrs of Category 1, 1 hr of which must be CME on prescribing controlled substances (every 2 yrs)
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Oregon

Required Number of CME
Hours per Year(s)

None


Pennsylvania

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	150 hrs of CME every 3 yrs required by state insurance agency

Pennsylvania DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	100 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	20
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	20 hrs of Category 1-A or 1-B
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Puerto Rico

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	60 - 3yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40


Rhode Island

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	HIV universal precautions/ blood-borne pathogens
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South Carolina

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	ABMS, AOA, ACOG equivalent


South Dakota

Required Number of CME
Hours per Year(s)

None


Tennessee

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40

Tennessee DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40
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Texas

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	24 - 1yr
Average Hours per Year	24
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	12
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	Of 12 hrs category 1, at least 1 hr in ethics/professional responsibility


Utah

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	20
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	40


Vermont

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	None

Vermont DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	30 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	15
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	At least 12 of 30 hrs must be osteopathic med education
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Virgin Islands

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	40 - 1yr
Average Hours per Year	40
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	25


Virginia

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	60 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	30
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	30
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	Of category 1, 15 hrs must be interactive
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Washington

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	200 - 4yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG

Washington DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	150 - 3 yrs
Average Hours per Year	50
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	60


West Virginia

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	50 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	25
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	50
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	AMA, ABMS (partial)

West Virginia DO:
Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	32 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	16
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	16
Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	Board-recognized equivalent
State-mandated CME Content/ Additional Notes	2 hrs end-of-life management
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Wisconsin

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	30 - 2yrs
Average Hours per Year	15
AMA/AOA/AAFP/ACOG Category 1 Hours Required	30


Wyoming

Required Number of CME Hours per Year(s)	None
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Additional Notes for Specific Licensing Jurisdictions

Florida: Physicians may complete a 1-hour CME course on end-of-life and palliative 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 term). 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 domestic violence course in the immediately preceding biennium.

Maryland: Partial CME credit is offered for ABMS certification, select peer review, serving as an 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 first license renewal, CME requirement is waived, but licensee must have completed an approved orientation program.

ABMS - certification or recertification by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties; AMA - American Medical Association; 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.

All information should be verified with the licensing board; medical licenses are granted to those physicians meeting all state requirements - at the discretion of the board.