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CME requirements by state and specialty
Each page puts one state's physician CME rule next to your specialty board's continuing certification, and shows where one certificate counts for both. State rules are checked against each board's rules, with the date shown.
Anesthesiologists
Board: American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), MOCA 2.0.
Psychiatrists
Board: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Continuing Certification.
Radiologists
Board: American Board of Radiology (ABR), Continuing Certification.
Internists
Board: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Maintenance of Certification (MOC).
Family Physicians
Board: American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), Family Medicine Certification.
Emergency Physicians
Board: American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), Continuing Certification (MyEMCert).
One certificate counts toward every requirement it satisfies, at full hours each.
Common questions
Do state CME requirements differ by specialty?
The hour total does not: each state sets one total for every physician. Some topic mandates depend on practice, for example California's geriatric hours for internal medicine and family medicine physicians with more than 25% of patients 65 or older, and Texas's forensic evidence hours for physicians who treat patients in an ER or urgent-care setting.
Does board MOC or continuing certification CME count toward state hours?
Often, when the activity awards credit the state accepts, such as AMA PRA Category 1. One certificate can count toward a state's total and a board's CME total at the same time. Check what credit each certificate awards.
More states: CME requirements for all 51 jurisdictions. More guides: all guides.