CME Requirements by State
Alabama
100 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every two years.
Alaska
50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Arizona
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Arkansas
20 hours of CME annually with 50% of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ targeting the main area of practice.
California
50 CME hours in MD AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 50 MD CME hours every two years.
Colorado
30 hours of CME credits every 2 years.
Connecticut
50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Delaware
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Florida
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Georgia
40 MD/DO CME Credits (≥ 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) every two years.
Hawaii
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Idaho
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Illinois
150 CME credits and 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
Indiana
No general CME Requirements.
Iowa
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Kansas
50 credits per year (≥ 20 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™).
Kentucky
60 hours of CME every 3 years, with 30 hours being certified in AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Louisiana
20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ annually.
Maine
≥ 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Maryland
At least 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in the two-year period preceding the license expiration date.
Massachusetts
100 CME and and 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (AOA 1-A) every two years.
Michigan
150 credits every 3 years (≥ 75 credits must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™).
Minnesota
75 credits AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
Mississippi
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Missouri
50 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to be completed every 2 years.
Montana
The Montana Board of Medical Examiners does not require continuing physician education.
Nebraska
50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Nevada
Up to 40 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ depending on when you’re licensed biennially.
New Hampshire
100 CME credits, 40 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and the remaining 60 can be either Category 1 or Category 2 every two years.
New Jersey
100 CME credits every 2 years. Of these 100, there must be a minimum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and a maximum of 60 may be Category 2.
New Mexico
75 AOA 1-A credits or 75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
New York
The New York State Education Department Office of the Professions requires MDs and DOs to complete Continuing Medical Education (CME) every two years for license renewal.
North Carolina
60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
North Dakota
60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
Ohio
100 CME hours every 2 years. A minimum of 50 hours must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Oklahoma
60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
Oregon
60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or AOA Category 1-A or 2-A credits every 2 years.
Pennsylvania
100 credit hours of CME every two years (≥ 20 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™).
Rhode Island
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or AOA Category 1-A credits every 2 years.
South Carolina
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, AOA Category 1-A credits or another organization approved by the board every 2 years.
South Dakota
The South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners do not require physicians to continue their education.
Tennessee
40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Texas
48 credit hours every 2 years. At least 24 of these hours must be in formal AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or 1A credits.
Utah
40 hours every 2 years. At least 34 credits need to be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Vermont
30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Virginia
60 credits every 2 years (30 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™).
Washington
200 credits every 4 years (≥ 120 must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™).
Washington D.C.
50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
West Virginia
50 credits each in MD AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 2 years.
Wisconsin
30 AMA PRA Category 1™ every 2 years.
Wyoming
60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
Puerto Rico
60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every 3 years.
Guam
A minimum of 100 credit hours of CME over the past 2 years. Of this, at least 50% (50 credits) must be in AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
American Samoa
American Samoa Health Services Regulatory Board does not require continuing physician education.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every two years.
Virgin Islands of the United States
25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ every year.