Osteopathic Physician (DO) CE requirements by state
How osteopathic physicians (DO) renew in each state: cycle, deadline basis, continuing education hours, and mandated topics. 41 of 51 jurisdictions verified so far; the rest are coming soon and are not estimated.
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Verified states
| State | Renewal | Deadline | CE per cycle | Mandated topics | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Annual | Same date for every licensee | 25 CME credits | Board-designated course in professional boundaries; Controlled substance prescribing continuing medical education | September 7, 2026 |
| Alaska | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 50 CME credits | Pain management and opioid use and addiction | September 7, 2026 |
| Arizona | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 40 CME credits | Opioid related, substance use disorder related, or addiction related continuing medical education | September 7, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Annual | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 20 CME credits | Prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines; Prescribing education for newly licensed prescribers | September 7, 2026 |
| Colorado | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 30 CME credits | Substance use prevention training (competency in preventing substance abuse or treating patients with substance use disorders) | September 7, 2026 |
| Connecticut | Annual | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 50 contact hours every two years | Infectious diseases, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus; Risk management, including prescribing controlled substances and pain management; Sexual assault; Domestic violence; Cultural competency, including the effects of systemic racism, explicit and implicit bias, racial disparities, and the experiences of transgender and gender diverse persons on patient diagnosis, care and treatment; Behavioral health | September 7, 2026 |
| Delaware | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 40 CME credits | Mandatory training on recognizing child sexual and physical abuse, exploitation and domestic violence, and on reporting obligations; Controlled substance prescribing practices, treatment of chronic pain, or other topics related to prescribing controlled substances | September 7, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | Two-year | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 50 CME credits | LGBTQ cultural competency; Topics designated by the Director of DC Health as public health priorities; Pharmacology | September 7, 2026 |
| Florida | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 40 CME credits | Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics; Prevention of Medical Errors; Prescribing Controlled Substances; HIV/AIDS; Domestic Violence | September 7, 2026 |
| Georgia | Two-year | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 40 CME credits | Controlled substance prescribing practices; Professional boundaries and physician sexual misconduct; Pain management or palliative medicine | September 7, 2026 |
| Illinois | Three-year | Same date for every licensee | 150 CME credits | Sexual harassment prevention training; Implicit bias awareness training; Cultural competency training; Alzheimer's disease and other dementias training; Continuing education on safe opioid prescribing practices | September 7, 2026 |
| Iowa | Two-year | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 40 CME credits | Training in child abuse identification and reporting; Training in dependent adult abuse identification and reporting; Chronic pain management training on the CDC guideline for prescribing opioids; End-of-life care training | September 7, 2026 |
| Kansas | Annual | Same date for every licensee | 50 CME credits every 18 months | Category III continuing education: acute or chronic pain management, appropriate prescribing of opioids, or use of prescription drug monitoring programs | September 7, 2026 |
| Kentucky | Annual | Same date for every licensee | 60 CME credits every three years | HB 1 controlled substance prescribing: KASPER, pain management, addiction disorders; Pediatric abusive head trauma; Domestic violence training; Addiction medicine for buprenorphine prescribers | September 7, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Annual | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 20 CME credits | Laws and Rules for Physicians course; Controlled dangerous substances CME (CDS-CME); Nutrition and metabolic health; Treatment of sickle cell disease | September 7, 2026 |
| Maine | Two-year | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 100 CME credits | Continuing education on the prescription of opioid medication | September 7, 2026 |
| Maryland | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 50 CME credits | New Physician Orientation (NPO); Implicit bias and structural racism training | September 7, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Two-year | Tied to the licensee's birth date | 100 CME credits | Risk management continuing medical education; Review of Board regulations, 243 CMR 1.00 through 3.00; End-of-life care studies; Opioid education and pain management training; Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Training; Training in recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect; Diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia; Proficiency in electronic health records (EHR) | September 7, 2026 |
| Michigan | Three-year | Tied to the original issue date | 150 CME credits | Medical ethics; Pain and symptom management; Implicit bias training; Training in identifying victims of human trafficking | September 7, 2026 |
| Minnesota | Annual | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 75 CME credits every three years | None listed | September 7, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Annual | Same date for every licensee | 40 CME credits every two years | Prescribing of medications with an emphasis on controlled substances; Pain management, addiction, or prescribing of opiates | September 7, 2026 |
| Missouri | Annual | Same date for every licensee | 50 CME credits every two years | Health benefits of nutrition | September 7, 2026 |
| Montana | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | None | None listed | September 7, 2026 |
| Nebraska | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 50 CME credits | Continuing education on prescribing opiates, including the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | September 7, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | Two-year | Tied to the original issue date | 100 CME credits | Pain management and addiction disorder, or a combination of the two | September 7, 2026 |
| New York | Two-year | Tied to the original issue date | None | Infection control and barrier precautions; Identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment; Pain management, palliative care, and addiction | September 7, 2026 |
| North Carolina | Annual | Tied to the licensee's birth date | 60 CME credits every three years | Controlled substance prescribing practices | September 7, 2026 |
| North Dakota | Two-year | Tied to the licensee's birth date | 40 CME credits | North Dakota abortion laws instructional course | September 7, 2026 |
| Ohio | Two-year | Tied to the original issue date | 50 CME credits | Licensee's duty to report misconduct; Continuing medical education in medical marijuana | September 7, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Annual | Same date for every licensee | 16 CME credits | Prescribing controlled dangerous substances: pain management, opioid use, or addiction; Continuing medical education related to medical marijuana | September 7, 2026 |
| Oregon | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 60 CME credits | Oregon Pain Management Commission pain management education; Cultural competency continuing education | September 7, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 100 CME credits | Child abuse recognition and reporting; Patient safety and risk management; Pain management, identification of addiction, or prescribing and dispensing opioids; Organ and tissue donation and recovery process | September 7, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 40 CME credits | Best practices regarding opioid prescribing | September 7, 2026 |
| South Carolina | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 40 CME credits | Prescribing and monitoring controlled substances in Schedules II, III, and IV | September 7, 2026 |
| South Dakota | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | None | None listed | September 7, 2026 |
| Texas | Two-year | Staggered by license number | 48 CME credits | Medical ethics and/or professional responsibility; Pain management and opioid prescribing; Identification and assistance of trafficked people; Pain management CME for pain management clinic personnel; Pregnancy-related medical emergencies (The Life of the Mother Act, SB 31); Forensic evidence collection (House Bill 47); EMS medical direction CME | September 7, 2026 |
| Utah | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 40 CME credits | Online suicide prevention training; Controlled substance prescriber continuing education | September 7, 2026 |
| Virginia | Two-year | Tied to the licensee's birth month | 30 CME credits | None listed | September 7, 2026 |
| Washington | Annual | Tied to the licensee's birth date | 150 CME credits every three years | Training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management; Health equity continuing education training; Best practices in prescribing opioids and the current opioid prescribing rules | September 7, 2026 |
| West Virginia | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 32 CME credits | Medical education in nutrition; Drug Diversion Training and Best Practice Prescribing of Controlled Substances Training | September 7, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | Two-year | Same date for every licensee | 30 CME credits | Prescribing opioids and other controlled substances | September 7, 2026 |
Coming soon
10 jurisdictions are coming soon for osteopathic physicians (DO).
- California
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Wyoming