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Rhode Island CME requirements
Continuing medical education and license renewal rules for clinicians licensed in Rhode Island, as recorded by MedLicense for planning.
Planning aid only. MedLicense is not legal or compliance advice. Boards change rules between cycles, so confirm every requirement with the board before you rely on it.
- Licensing board
- Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
- License renewal
- Every 2 years
MD CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-10-31 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-10-31. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- 40 hours every 2 years, with at least 20 in Category 1 or the equivalent
- License renewal
- Every 2 years
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 2 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Opioid/pain management; confirm |
Notes. 40 hours per 2 years, at least 20 Category 1 (confirm).
DO CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
- Total hours
- 40 hours every 2 years, with at least 20 in Category 1 or the equivalent
- License renewal
- Every 2 years
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 2 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Opioid/pain management; confirm |
Notes. Copied from the MD block as a planning default; the osteopathic rules were not separately confirmed. Confirm with the board.
NP CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- 10 hours every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Rhode Island rule 216-RICR-40-05-3 section 3.5 (Department of State): 10 continuing education hours in the two years before renewal, licenses expire March 1 every other year. The rule sets no APRN-specific CE hours; APRN renewal requires current national certification (section 3.4(B)(1)). Confirm with the board for any prescriber opioid training that may apply.
PA CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- 25 hours every year
- License renewal
- Every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. R.I. Gen. Laws 5-54-22 (state legislature site): every PA completes 25 hours of approved CME annually; the statute's annual accumulation period is Oct 1 to Sep 30. 216-RICR-40-05-24.8 (RI Secretary of State rules site) also sets 25 hours but its text omits the number of years ("every years") and uses a July 1 to June 30 period, which conflicts with the statute; the statute was used as the governing text. The PA license itself renews every two years (certificate July 1 to June 30 two years later, filed by June 1 of odd-numbered years). Records kept 4 years; random audit. No topic-specific hours found.
CRNA CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- 10 hours every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Rule 216-RICR-40-05-3 sets 10 hours per 2 years for nurses; Confirm with the board how it applies to CRNAs.
CAA CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
- Total hours
- Not recorded, and the renewal cycle is not recorded
- License renewal
- Every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Secondary source; confirm with the board. Rhode Island is not among the states or jurisdictions listed for anesthesiologist assistant practice by the CU Anschutz AA program, and the RI Department of Health fee schedule (216-RICR-10-05-2) lists no anesthesiologist assistant license.
Plan this renewal
Use the free opioid CME planner to see the controlled-substance rules for Rhode Island next to other states, or the license cost calculator to estimate fees. Read how multi-state CME works if you hold more than one license.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants usually also maintain national certification, which has its own cycle. The recertification basics guide explains how that fits alongside state rules.
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