Delaware Medical License Renewal, 2026

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

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

Follow these steps to renew your medical license with the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (Division of Professional Regulation):

1. Complete your CME for the cycle (40 hours) (see details below)
2. Log in to the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (Division of Professional Regulation) renewal portal
3. Complete the renewal application and answer the attestation questions
4. Pay the renewal fee
5. Submit and save your confirmation

2 Delaware CME Requirements

40 hours per 2-year cycle.

• At least 40 hours in Category 1
• 2 hours of controlled substances

Tracking your CME across multiple states is one of the most time-consuming parts of credential management. CredentialDOMD automatically monitors your CME progress and alerts you when you're falling behind, so you never miss a requirement.

3 Common Pitfalls to Avoid

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

• Your Delaware controlled substance registration (CSR) does NOT renew with your medical license. It is a separate DELPROS renewal application on a different clock: CSR expires June 30 of odd-numbered years, the medical license expires March 31 of odd-numbered years, so in a renewal year you have two deadlines three months apart.
• The late period is not a grace period. DPR states it is illegal to practice in Delaware while your license is expired, and the late renewal application requires you to certify you have not practiced while expired.
• Miss the one-year late window and the license terminates entirely: you reapply as a new applicant with NPDB self-query, Delaware and FBI fingerprint background checks, service letters, and license verifications, and DELPROS gives you only 6 months to finish the application once you start it.
• The board does not publish the physician renewal fee amount anywhere on its site; the fee page says you are notified of the amount at the time of renewal inside DELPROS. Third-party sites quote conflicting figures, so budget from what DELPROS actually shows.
• Renewal notices go only to the email address on record in DELPROS. If your email is stale you may never see the notice, and the expiration date applies regardless.
• Renewal is attestation-based, but a percentage of licensees are randomly selected for CME audit after renewal, so keep certificates for the full 40-hour requirement on hand.

4 Frequently Asked Questions

✓ Where this comes from

Double-checked against a second official source, August 2026. These are the primary sources we read:

• Renewal cycle, March 31 odd-year expiration, DELPROS portal, CME and mandatory training attestation, random post-renewal CME audit, one-year late renewal window, certification of non-practice, termination after one year, separate CSR renewal, email renewal notices
• Fee schedule: renewal fee amount disclosed only at time of renewal, late fee is 50% of renewal fee, MD/DO application fee $440, DELPROS-only payment, fees non-refundable
• Reapplication after license is no longer renewable: NPDB self-query, DE and FBI background checks, service letters, license verifications, 40 hrs Category 1 CME within two years, 6-month application completion window
• Board name, contact info, confirmation the board licenses both MD and DO
• CME requirement: 24 Del. Admin. Code 1700-12.0; 24 DE Admin Code Uniform Controlled Substances Act Regulations 3.1; 24 Del. C. 1713(d)

Boards change fees and rules; always confirm on the board page before you pay. Report anything out of date to [email protected].