RI CME Requirements for Licensure
Practitioners must complete 40 hours of CME every 2 years.
The legal deadline for the renewal of physician licenses in Rhode Island is the first day of June in each even-numbered year. For example, June 1, 2020; June 1, 2022; June 1, 2024 … etc.
Of the 40 hours in the cycle, at least 4 hours must be devoted to any of the following:
- Ethics
- Risk Management
- Opioid Pain Management / Chronic Pain Management
- End of Life / Palliative Care and/or Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Please reference the following sites for further reference:
- Rhode Island Department of Health – http://health.ri.gov/
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Workers’ Compensation – http://www.dlt.ri.gov/wc/