Continuing Medical Education Credits Required by State
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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements by State
(for M.D.’s & D.O.’s)
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STATE
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Alabama
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24 over 2 years
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Alaska
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25 over 2 years
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Arizona
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20 over 2 years (DO’s only)
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Arkansas
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20 over 1 year
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California
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100 over 4 years (MD’s)
90 0ver 3 years (DO’s)
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Colorado
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Connecticut
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Delaware
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40 over 2 years
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District of Columbia
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Florida
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40 over 2 years (MD)
20 over 2 years (DO)
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Georgia
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40 over 2 years
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Hawaii
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40 over 2 years (MD)
*NONE REQUIRED (DO’s)
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Idaho
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40 over 2 years
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Illinois
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60 over 3 years
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Indiana
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Iowa
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40 over 2 years
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Kansas
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20 a year
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Kentucky
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30 over 3 years
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Louisiana
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20 a year
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Maine
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40 over 2 years (MD)
20 over 2 years (DO)
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Maryland
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50 over 2 years
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Massachusetts
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40 over 2 years
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Michigan
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75 over 3 years (MD)
60 over 3 years (DO)
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Minnesota
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75 over 3 years
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Mississippi
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40 over 2 years
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Missouri
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50 over 2 years
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Montana
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Nebraska
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50 over 2 years
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Nevada
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40 over 2 years (MD)
10 a year (DO)
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New Hampshire
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60 over 3 years
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New Jersey
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40 over 2 years
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New Mexico
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75 over 3 years
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New York
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*NONE REQUIRED
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North Carolina
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60 over 3 years
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North Dakota
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60 over 3 years
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Ohio
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40 over 2 years
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Oklahoma
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60 over 3 years (MD)
16 a year (DO)
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Oregon
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Pennsylvania
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20 over 2 years
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Rhode Island
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40 over 2 years
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South Carolina
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40 over 2 years
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South Dakota
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Tennessee
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40 over 2 years
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Texas
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12 a year
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Utah
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20 over 2 years
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Vermont
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*NONE REQUIRED
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Virginia
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30 over 2 years
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Washington
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80 over 4 years (MD)
60 0ver 3 years (DO)
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West Virginia
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50 over 2 years (MD)
16 over 2 years (DO)
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Wisconsin
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30 over 2 years
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Wyoming
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*NONE (pending)
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* 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.
