Applied Radiology - CE / CME Requirements

CE / CME Requirements

Physicians

Continuing Education requirements for health care professionals vary considerably from state to state and can change frequently. We strongly suggest that each licensee check with the appropriate State Board if you have any doubts about your current requirements!

State	Required CME Per Year(s)		Avg. Hours Per Year	AMA/AOA/ AAFP/ACOG Cat. 1 Hours	Certificates Accepted as Equivalent	State-mandated CME Content/Additional Notes
Alabama	24	2 yrs	12	24	ACOG, AAFP
Alaska	34	2 yrs	17	17	AMA PRA, ABMS, AOA, APA
Arizona	40	2 yrs	20		ABMS, GME, AMA PRA app
Arizona DO	40	2 yrs	20	20		Category 1-A only
Arkansas	20	1 yr	20	20	AMA PRA
California*	100	4 yrs	25	100	AMA PRA, AAFP, CMA, CAFP	Pain mgmt./geriatric medicine
California DO	150	3 yrs	50	90	AMA PRA, AAFP, CMA, CAFP, AOA	60 hours Category 1-A or 1-B
Colorado
Connecticut	50	2yrs	25
Delaware	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA, AOA
D.C.	50	2yrs	25	50	AMA PRA
Florida*	40	2 yrs	20	40		HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, TB, end of life palliative care, med error
Florida DO	40	2 yrs	20	20 (AOA Category 1-A)		HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, risk management, FL rules/laws, use of controlled substances, 2 hrs prevention of med errors
Georgia	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP, ACOG, ACEP
Guam	100	2 yrs	50	50	AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP, ACOG, ACEP
Hawaii	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA
Hawaii DO
Idaho	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA, ABMS, AOA
Illinois	150	3 yrs	50	60	AMA PRA, AOA
Indiana
Iowa	40	2 yrs	20	40		Child/dependent adult abuse required every 5 yrs for emergency med, family med, internal med, gen med, ob/gyn and psych
Kansas	50	1 yr	50	20	AMA PRA, ABMS, GME, AOA, AAFP
Kentucky	60	3 yrs	20	30	AMA PRA, ABMS	one-time domestic violence course for primary care physicians, 2 hrs HIV/AIDS every 10 yrs; course must be KCHFS-approved
Louisiana	20	1 yr	20	20	AMA PRA	One-time board orientation course
Maine	100	2 yrs	50	40	AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP
Maine DO	100	2 yrs	50	20	AOA
Maryland*	50	2 yrs	25	50	AMA PRA app
Massachusetts	100	2 yrs	50	40	AMA PRA, GME	Study board reqs; risk mgmt.
Michigan	150	3 yrs	50	75
Michigan DO	150	3 yrs	50	60		60 hours Category 1-A or 1-B
Minnesota	75	3 yrs	25	75	AMA PRA, AOA, MOCOMP
Mississippi	40	2 yrs	20	40	ABMS, AOA, AAFP, ACOG, AMA PRA app
Missouri	50	2 yrs	25	30	AAFP
Montana
Nebraska	50	2 yrs	25	50	AMA PRA
Nevada	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA	ethics (2 hrs), 20 hrs in specialty, 18 hrs Category 1
Nevada DO	35	1 yr	35	35	AMA PRA
New Hampshire	150	3 yrs	50	60	AMA PRA, ABMS	Credits reported to NH Med Society
New Jersey	100	2 yrs	50	40	AMA PRA, AOA	cultural competence
New Mexico	75	3 yrs	25	75	AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG, USMLE
New Mexico DO	75	3 yrs	25	75	AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG, USMLE	Active membership in AOA may replace 75 hours of CME
New York
North Carolina	150	3 yrs	50	60
North Dakota	60	3 yrs	20	60	AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP, MOCOMP
Ohio	100	2 yrs	50	40	AMA PRA	All CME must be certified by the OSMA or OOA
Oklahoma	60	3 yrs	20	60	AMA PRA, ABMS
Oklahoma DO	16	1 yr	16	16		16 hrs of Category 1, 1 hr of which must be CME on prescribing controlled substances
Oregon
Pennsylvania	100	2 yrs	50	20		12 hrs patient safety/risk mgmt
Pennsylvania DO	100	2 yrs	50	20	AOA	20 hrs of Category 1-A AOA; 12 hrs risk mgmt/patient safety
Puerto Rico	60	3 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA
Rhode Island	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA, AOA	HIV universal precautions/blood-borne pathogens; end of life education/palliative care
South Carolina	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA, ABMS, AOA, ACOG equiv
South Dakota
Tennessee	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA, AAFP
Tennessee DO	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA, AOA, AAFP
Texas	24	1 yr	24	12	AMA PRA, AAFP, AOA	Of Category 1, 1 hr must be in ethics/ professional responsibility
Utah	40	2 yrs	20	40	AMA PRA
Vermont
Vermont DO	30	2 yrs	15		AMA PRA	At least 12 of 30 hours must be in osteopathic medical education
Virgin Islands	25	1 yr	25	25
Virginia	60	2 yrs	30	30	AMA PRA	Of Category 1, 15 must be interactive
Washington	200	4 yrs	50	80	AMA PRA, ABMS, AAFP, ACOG
Washington DO*	150	3 yrs	50	60	AMA PRA, AOA, others
West Virginia	50	2 yrs	25	50	AMA PRA, ABMS (partial)	2 hrs end-of-life pain mgmt.
West Virginia DO	32	2 yrs	16	16	Board-recognized equivalent	2 hrs end-of-life mgmt.
Wisconsin	30	2 yrs	15	30	AMA PRA
Wyoming	60 hrs	3 yrs	20	60	AMA PRA	Effective Jan 1, 2007

Radiologic Technologist

Florida:

Twelve contact hours of continuing education shall be required for renewal during each biennium for persons holding one or more certificates issued pursuant to Part IV Chapter 468, Florida Statutes. Credit will not be approved for repeating a course during a biennium. A maximum of 3 hours in Personal Development is allowed. AR reports your CE credits to your board electronically.

Iowa:

AR does not currently have specific course approvals for radiology by the state of Iowa, Bureau of Radiological Health. Techs are limited to 6 (general) or 3 (limited) hours of Special Category courses each 2-year period.

National:

Continuing Education requirements for health care professionals vary considerably from state to state and can change frequently. Rather than post information that could be outdated, we strongly suggest that each licensee check with the appropriate State Board if you have any doubts about your current requirements!