If you hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) license in Kansas, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts requires 50 credit hours of continuing education for every year of your renewal cycle. At least 20 of those 50 hours each year must be AMA PRA Category 1 credit; the remaining hours may be Category 2. Kansas lets physicians choose a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year renewal cycle, but because the requirement is measured per year, a two-year cycle means 100 hours and a three-year cycle means 150 hours. Kansas also requires 1 hour per year on opioids, pain management, or prescription drug monitoring. Below is the full breakdown.
50 hours / year
Fifty credit hours for each year of your renewal cycle.
20 Category 1 minimum
At least 20 of the 50 annual hours must be AMA PRA Category 1; the rest may be Category 2.
Opioids / pain / PDMP
At least 1 hour each year on pain management, opioid prescribing, or prescription drug monitoring.
Flexible renewal
Choose a 1, 2, or 3-year cycle - the per-year requirement scales accordingly.
How many CME hours Kansas physicians need
Kansas requires 50 credit hours per year of your renewal cycle, with at least 20 of those hours each year being AMA PRA Category 1 credit and the remainder permitted as Category 2. Because the count is per year rather than per cycle, a 1-year renewal requires 50 hours, a 2-year renewal requires 100 hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 150 hours.
Mandated subject requirements
- Opioids, pain management, or PDMP: at least 1 credit hour for each year of your cycle on acute or chronic pain management, appropriate opioid prescribing, or use of prescription drug monitoring programs. These hours count within your annual 50-hour total.
Physicians who hold a federal DEA registration are separately subject to the federal MATE Act 8-hour training requirement, which is enforced by the DEA rather than the Kansas board.
Renewal cycle and deadlines
Kansas physicians select a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year continuing education cycle. Whatever you choose, plan for 50 hours per year - including at least 20 Category 1 hours and your 1-hour opioid or pain management requirement - and document it before your renewal date so you can show full hours for each year in the cycle.
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- Opioids, Pain Management & PDMP1 hr · annual
At least 1 credit hour per year of the renewal cycle on acute or chronic pain management, the appropriate prescribing of opioids, or the use of prescription drug monitoring programs. This requirement is counted within the annual 50-hour total. DEA-registered prescribers are separately subject to the federal MATE Act 8-hour training rule.
Always confirm with your licensing board
Kansas requires 50 credit hours of continuing education for each year of the licensee's continuing education cycle. At least 20 of the 50 hours each year must be AMA PRA Category 1 credit; the remaining hours may be Category 2. The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts allows physicians to select a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year renewal cycle, but the 50-hour requirement is measured per year - so a 2-year cycle requires 100 hours and a 3-year cycle requires 150 hours.
CME requirements change. Confirm current rules with the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts before relying on these figures.
Source: Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. Board website · Researched as of 2026-06-01 · CME rules change; this is administrative guidance, not legal or CME-accreditation advice.
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Kansas Physician CME Requirements — Frequently Asked Questions
How many CME hours do Kansas physicians need?
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50 credit hours for each year of your renewal cycle, with at least 20 hours per year being AMA PRA Category 1. A 2-year cycle requires 100 hours and a 3-year cycle requires 150 hours.
Does Kansas require opioid or pain management CME?
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Yes - at least 1 credit hour per year on acute or chronic pain management, appropriate opioid prescribing, or prescription drug monitoring program use, counted within the annual 50-hour total.
Can Kansas physicians use Category 2 credits?
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Yes. Up to 30 of the 50 annual hours may be AMA PRA Category 2, but at least 20 hours each year must be Category 1.
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