Alabama | 12 hours of Category 1 credit per year |
Alaska | 17 hours of Category 1 credit (American Osteopathic Association [AOA] or American Medical Association [AMA]) per year. |
| As of January 1, 2005: 25 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) per year |
Arizona | 20 clock-hours of Category 1-A credit annually from attendance at AOA-approved educational programs (must present evidence of attendance) |
Arkansas | 20 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit (AOA or AMA) annually |
California | 150 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit (AOA or state board approved) per 3-year period — 60 hours must be Category 1 credit for active license |
| Prior to December 31, 2006: 12 hours Category 1 or 2 credit in the following topic areas: pain management and treatment of terminally ill and dying patients. This is a one-time requirement. † |
Colorado | None |
Connecticut | None |
Delaware | 40 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) every 2 years |
District of Columbia | None‡ |
Florida | 40 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit biennially — 20 hours must be Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA§) relating to the practice of osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic auspices; course credits are mandated in each of the following topic areas¶ and require “nonlive/participatory” course attendance//: domestic violence (1 hour), Florida state laws and rules (1 hour), risk management (1 hour), and prevention of medical errors (2 hours). Two alternative topic areas are also available: end-of-life care (1 hour) or palliative care (1 hour). |
Georgia | 40 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) over 2 years |
Hawaii | None |
Idaho ¶ | As of January 1, 2005: 40 hours practice relevant to Category 1 credit every 2 years |
Illinois | 150 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit per prerenewal period — 60 hours must be obtained through formal, Type A CME programs; 90 remaining hours may be obtained through informal, Type B CME programs or activities |
Indiana | None |
Iowa | 40 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) biennially, which must include training for identifying and reporting abuse. |
| For licensees who regularly provide primary health care to children: 2 hours of training in child abuse identification and reporting in the previous 5 years. For licensees who regularly provide primary health care to adults: 2 hours of training in dependent adult abuse identification and reporting in the previous 5 years. For licensees who regularly provide primary health care to adults and children, separate courses of 2 hours each as outlined above or a combined 2-hour course that includes curricula for identifying and reporting child abuse and dependent adult abuse in the previous 5 years. |
| Fees and CME credits prorated to facilitate renewal process. |
Kansas | 150 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit per 3-year period |
Kentucky | 60 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit over 3 years — 30 hours must be Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA); 2 hours must be in the area of HIV/AIDS |
Louisiana | 20 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) per year |
Maine | 100 hours of state board—approved CME credit per 2-year period — 40 hours must be AOA Category 1-A credit (AOA) for the following practice areas: family practice, family medicine, general practice, and internal medicine; 40 hours of Category 1 CME credit in designated specialty area for specialists |
Maryland | 50 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit (AOA or AMA) every 2 years for unlimited license renewal |
Massachusetts | 100 hours of credit per 2-year period — 40 hours must be Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) and should include 10 hours of risk management; remaining 60 hours can be Category 2 credit |
Michigan | 150 hours of credit over 3 years — 60 hours must be AOA Category 1 credit; 90 hours must be Category 2 credit |
Minnesota | 75 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) per 3-year period |
Mississippi | 40 hours of AOA Category 1-A credit or AMA Category 1 credit biennially |
Missouri | 50 hours of Type A credit (AOA or AMA) every 2 years |
Montana | None |
Nebraska ¶ | 50 hours Category 1 credit (AOA or Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education [ACCME]) every 2 years |
Nevada | 35 hours of AOA Category 1-A credit per year OR 35 hours of ACCME Category 1 credit per year — 10 hours minimum of Category 1 credit |
New Hampshire | 150 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit per 3-year period — 60 hours must be Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) |
New Jersey | 100 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit (AOA or AMA) every 2 years |
New Mexico | Active membership in AOA OR 75 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) per 3-year period |
New York | None |
North Carolina | 150 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit (AOA or AMA) per 3-year cycle — 60 hours must be Category 1 credit |
North Dakota | 60 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) per 3-year period |
Ohio | 100 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit over a 2-year period — 40 hours must be AOA Category 1 credit |
Oklahoma | 16 hours of AOA Category 1-A credit per year — 1 hour must be in the area of proper prescribing of controlled dangerous substances |
Oregon | None |
Pennsylvania | 100 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit (AOA or ACCME) every 2 years — 20 hours must be AOA Category 1 credit; 10 hours must be in the area of patient safety and/or risk management |
Rhode Island | 60 hours of Category 1 credit per 3-year period — 2 hours must be in the area of blood-borne infections |
South Carolina | 40 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) every 2 years |
South Dakota | None |
Tennessee | 50 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) per 2-year period |
Texas | 24 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) per 1-year period — 1 hour must be in the area of ethics and/or professional responsibility |
Utah | 40 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or ACCME) every 2 years |
Vermont | 30 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit per 2-year period — 12 hours must be Category 1 credit |
Virginia | 60 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit within the 2 years immediately preceding renewal — 30 hours must be Category 1 credit, 15 hours of which must be earned in a face-to-face, interactive setting |
Washington | 150 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit every 3 years — 60 hours must be Category 1 credit |
West Virginia | 32 hours of Category 1 or 2 credit (AOA or state society—approved) — 16 hours must be AOA Category 1 credit; 2 hours must be in the area of end-of-life care, including pain management (must present evidence of attendance) |
Wisconsin | 30 hours of Category 1 credit (AOA or AMA) every 2 years prior to registration |
Wyoming
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