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Ohio — CME Requirements SEED

Ohio physician CME requirements, summarized from the FSMB board-by-board overview and, where noted, the board's own published rules. Built for hospitalists and other physicians tracking a multi-state license portfolio — not a substitute for checking with the Ohio board directly.

Hours / cycle: 50 hours every 2 year(s)
Category rule: all must be Category 1
Reporting method: not yet verified — do not guess
CME equivalent (board cert) accepted: No / not stated

Mandated topics

Licensee's duty to report: 1 hour (Ohio Admin. Code § 4731-10-02)
Pain medicine: at least 20 hours Category 1 every 2 years for physician owner/operators of pain management clinics, incl. one or more courses on addiction potential; counts toward the Category 1 renewal requirement (Ohio Admin. Code § 4731-29-01)

Equivalency

No equivalency provision recorded.

Notes

None recorded.

Law citation

SMBO Requirements; OSMA Guidance; Ohio Admin. Code §§ 4731-10-02, 4731-29-01

Sources

https://www.fsmb.org/siteassets/advocacy/key-issues/continuing-medical-education-by-state.pdf — accessed 2026-07-10 — AGGREGATOR_ONLY

SEED: every source for this jurisdiction is the FSMB aggregator table only (AGGREGATOR_ONLY) — a strong lead, not yet independently confirmed. Confirm with the board before relying on it.

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This page is a research summary, not legal or compliance advice — confirm current requirements with the board before relying on it.

Data as of 2026-07-10.