Washington Physician CE requirements
Physician (MD) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
Renewal: Quadrennial CME cycle aligned with the licensee's birth month renewal schedule.
Required categories
Details
200 hours every 4 years; license renewal every 2 years on or before the birthday. One-time 6-hour suicide assessment/treatment/management course (WAC 246-919-435); one-time 1-hour opioid prescribing best practices for opioid prescribers (WAC 246-919-875; additional hours apply to long-acting opioid/methadone prescribers); 2 hours of health equity training every 4 years from 2024-01-01 (WAC 246-12-820).
Official source: Washington Medical Commission — Physician and Surgeon licensing requirements
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