CME Requirements · Osteopathic Physicians (DO)
CME Requirements by State for Osteopathic Physicians
CME requirements for DOs vary by state. In 15 states, a separate osteopathic licensing board sets distinct requirements; in the remaining 36, DOs are regulated by the same board as MDs and follow identical CME rules. Use this directory to find the rules that apply to your license.
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States with independent DO licensing boards (15)
- Arizona40 hoursBiennial · every two years
- California50 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Delaware40 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Florida40 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Maine100 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Michigan150 hoursTriennial · every three years
- Nevada40 hoursBiennial · every two years
- New Mexico75 hoursTriennial · every three years
- Oklahoma16 hoursAnnual · every year
- Pennsylvania100 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Tennessee40 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Utah40 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Vermont30 hoursBiennial · every two years
- Washington150 hoursTriennial · every three years
- West Virginia32 hoursBiennial · every two years
States where DOs follow the same CME requirements as MDs (36)
In these states, DOs are licensed by the same board as MDs. The physician CME requirements page for each state covers DO requirements as well.
- AlabamaFollows MD requirements
- AlaskaFollows MD requirements
- ArkansasFollows MD requirements
- ColoradoFollows MD requirements
- ConnecticutFollows MD requirements
- District of ColumbiaFollows MD requirements
- GeorgiaFollows MD requirements
- HawaiiFollows MD requirements
- IdahoFollows MD requirements
- IllinoisFollows MD requirements
- IndianaFollows MD requirements
- IowaFollows MD requirements
- KansasFollows MD requirements
- KentuckyFollows MD requirements
- LouisianaFollows MD requirements
- MarylandFollows MD requirements
- MassachusettsFollows MD requirements
- MinnesotaFollows MD requirements
- MississippiFollows MD requirements
- MissouriFollows MD requirements
- MontanaFollows MD requirements
- NebraskaFollows MD requirements
- New HampshireFollows MD requirements
- New JerseyFollows MD requirements
- New YorkFollows MD requirements
- North CarolinaFollows MD requirements
- North DakotaFollows MD requirements
- OhioFollows MD requirements
- OregonFollows MD requirements
- Rhode IslandFollows MD requirements
- South CarolinaFollows MD requirements
- South DakotaFollows MD requirements
- TexasFollows MD requirements
- VirginiaFollows MD requirements
- WisconsinFollows MD requirements
- WyomingFollows MD requirements