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Rhode Island — CME Requirements SEED
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island board directly.
- Hours / cycle
- 40 hours every 2 year(s)
- Category rule
- all must be AMA Category 1 or AOA Category 1A
- Reporting method
- not yet verified — do not guess
- CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
- Yes
Mandated topics
- For the 2024 renewal cycle: 40 hours ACCME-accredited in any topic areas — no Board-specified topics for that cycle (RI Dept. of Health)
- Alzheimer's disease: 1 hour of CME training per career (eff. 2019-08-01)
Equivalency
participation in an ABMS Maintenance of Certification program considered equivalent to meeting the CME requirement (216-RICR-40-05-1.5.5)
Notes
None recorded.
Law citation
AMA Ed Hub; RI Dept. of Health; 216-RICR-40-05-1.5.5
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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Data as of 2026-07-10.