Connecticut Medical License Renewal 2026: $575 fee, 50 hours CME, birth-month deadline

Connecticut Medical License Renewal, 2026

Annual (1 year) renewal through the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section (adjudicative board: Connecticut Medical Examining Board). Renewal is due annually during your birth month. Verified from the board's own pages, August 2026.

i Deadlines, fees, and what happens if you are late

When it is due

Annually during the licensee's birth month. Per DPH, "Most licenses expire in the first birth month following issuance and are renewable annually thereafter"; Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-88(b) requires each person licensed to practice medicine or surgery to register "annually, during the month of such person's birth."

Fee

$575 per year (Physician/Surgeon, MD or DO). Statutory composition under CGS 19a-88(b): the class I professional services fee plus $5, plus an additional $5 for medicine/surgery licensees. DPH's Physician Licensure page lists the renewal fee as $575.00. Paid online by credit card or electronic funds transfer.

Late fee

null - neither DPH renewal pages nor CGS 19a-88 publish a late fee. During the 90-day grace period the license is renewed at the normal $575 fee; after that the license is void and the $565 reinstatement fee applies instead.

If you miss the deadline

90-day grace period after expiration during which the physician "may continue to practice and renew the license" (DPH renewal information page; CGS 19a-88(f)). On the 91st day the license becomes void and the physician must apply for reinstatement: online-only application, $565 reinstatement fee, verification of 25 CME hours completed within the one year immediately preceding application, source-submitted verification of most recent clinical employment and of all out-of-state licenses, current CV; applicants out of active clinical practice longer than 6 months are reviewed by the Connecticut Medical Examining Board. There is no inactive status option.

Processing time

null - DPH does not publish a renewal or reinstatement processing time on any page loaded. Online renewals process through eLicense; no stated timeline.

1 Step-by-Step: Renewing Your Connecticut Medical License

Follow these steps to renew your medical license with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section (adjudicative board: Connecticut Medical Examining Board):

Complete your CME for the cycle (50 hours) (see details below)

Log in to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section (adjudicative board: Connecticut Medical Examining Board) renewal portal

Complete the renewal application and answer the attestation questions

Pay the renewal fee ($575 per year (Physician/Surgeon, MD or DO))

Submit and save your confirmation

2 Connecticut CME Requirements

50 hours per 2-year cycle.

1 hour of infection control

1 hour of risk management

1 hour of sexual assault

1 hour of domestic violence

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3 Common Pitfalls to Avoid

These are the mistakes Connecticut physicians most commonly make during renewal:

Renewal is ANNUAL in your birth month, but the CME cycle is 24 months (50 hours per CGS 20-10b). Every other renewal you attest to a completed CME cycle, so it is easy to mistake Connecticut for a biennial-renewal state and miss a $575 birth-month renewal in an off year.

Renewal notices go out by EMAIL ONLY for physicians (about 60 days before expiration, final notice 30 days after). A stale email address in your eLicense account means you never hear about the renewal; online renewal is also mandatory for physicians, no paper option.

The 90-day grace period is a cliff, not a cushion: you may practice and renew during it, but on day 91 the license becomes VOID and you must file a full reinstatement application ($565, 25 CME hours in the prior year, source-verified employment and out-of-state license documents, CV), and if you have been out of active clinical practice more than 6 months your file goes to the Connecticut Medical Examining Board for review.

Physicians providing direct patient care must maintain professional liability insurance of at least $500,000 per person / $1,500,000 aggregate (CGS 20-11b); failure to maintain it exposes the license to Medical Examining Board action under CGS 19a-17.

If you practice ONLY as a volunteer, do not silently skip the fee: CGS 20-10c lets a physician providing at least 100 hours per year of uncompensated care at qualifying facilities (and not otherwise practicing) apply for a waiver of the renewal fee using DPH's Request for Waiver of Physician License Renewal Fee form, while still keeping liability insurance and CME current.

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4 Frequently Asked Questions

When does my Connecticut medical license expire and how often do I renew? ▾

Annually, in your birth month. Your initial license expires in the first birth month following issuance and is renewable every year thereafter (DPH Health Care Practitioner Renewal Information; CGS 19a-88(b)).

How much does renewal cost and how do I pay? ▾

$575 per year for a Physician/Surgeon license (MD or DO). Online renewal is mandatory for physicians through eLicense (www.elicense.ct.gov), paid by credit card or electronic funds transfer; DPH notifies physicians of renewal by email only.

What happens if I miss my renewal date? ▾

You have a 90-day grace period after expiration during which you may continue to practice and renew at the normal fee. On the 91st day the license becomes void. There is no published late fee, but a void license requires a full reinstatement application.

How do I reinstate a lapsed Connecticut license? ▾

Apply online at eLicense (Reinstatement Application). Fee is $565. You must document 25 CME hours completed within the one year immediately preceding application, have your most recent clinical employer verify your dates and ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (private-practice physicians substitute a referral-relationship letter from another physician), have all out-of-state licenses verified directly to DPH, and upload a current CV. If you have been out of active clinical practice more than 6 months, the Connecticut Medical Examining Board reviews your application.

I'm a DO. Is there a separate osteopathic renewal process? ▾

No. Connecticut has no separate osteopathic board. Since October 1, 1999, osteopathic physicians are deemed licensed as physician and surgeon under Chapter 370 and renew the same license, on the same cycle, for the same fee.

Do I need malpractice insurance to keep my license? ▾

If you provide direct patient care, yes: CGS 20-11b requires professional liability insurance or other indemnity of at least $500,000 per person and $1,500,000 aggregate. Failure to maintain it can lead to Medical Examining Board action against the license under CGS 19a-17.

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3 Common Pitfalls to Avoid

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4 Frequently Asked Questions

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