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Virginia CME requirements
Continuing medical education and license renewal rules for clinicians licensed in Virginia, 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
- Virginia Board of Medicine
- License lookup
- Public license verification
- License renewal
- Every 2 years, based on end of your birth month
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
- 60 hours every 2 years, with at least 30 in Category 1 or the equivalent
- License renewal
- Every 2 years, based on end of your birth month
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 2 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Pain management/proper prescribing of controlled substances; frequency uncertain |
Notes. 60 hours per 2 years, at least 30 Category 1. Virginia may have added implicit bias or other rules; 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
- 60 hours every 2 years, with at least 30 in Category 1 or the equivalent
- License renewal
- Every 2 years, based on end of your birth month
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 2 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Pain management/proper prescribing of controlled substances; frequency uncertain |
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
- Not recorded every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 2 years, based on end of your birth month
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology | 8 | Every cycle | Everyone | Eight hours of pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics each biennium for NPs with prescriptive authority, in addition to base requirements |
Notes. NPs first licensed on or after May 8, 2002 satisfy competency by holding current specialty certification from a designated certifying agency (no CE hours). NPs licensed before May 8, 2002 may instead complete 40 hours of CE in specialty practice. Keep evidence 4 years. A 2026 Virginia act reportedly adds bias reduction training to renewal CE; not read on the pages here, so Confirm with the board.
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
- Not recorded every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 2 years, based on end of your birth month
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. 18VAC85-50-56: PA renewal is biennial in odd-numbered years and requires verification of compliance with NCCPA continuing medical education standards; hours and topics come from NCCPA, not the Virginia regulation. A lapsed NCCPA certification means the PA is not licensed.
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
- Not recorded every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 2 years, based on end of your birth month
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. The VA Board of Nursing APRN competency page does not address CRNAs. The Board fee page groups CRNAs with APRNs (biennial renewal $80). Confirm with the board.
CAA 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
- Not recorded every 2 years
- License renewal
- Every 2 years, based on end of your birth month
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. Virginia licenses anesthesiologist assistants through the Board of Medicine (Va. Code 54.1-2957.23). Renewal fee and CE hours are set in board regulations that were not located on a readable page in this run; Confirm with the board.
Plan this renewal
Use the free opioid CME planner to see the controlled-substance rules for Virginia 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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