Kansas Medical License Renewal, 2026

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

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

Follow these steps to renew your medical license with the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (KSBHA):

1. Complete your CME for the cycle (50 hours) (see details below)
2. Log in to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (KSBHA) renewal portal
3. Complete the renewal application and answer the attestation questions
4. Pay the renewal fee ($360 online ($430 by paper) for annual renewal of an active or federally active MD/DO license under the Healing Arts Act; inactive or exempt license renews at $150; resident active $100; reentry active $300)
5. Submit and save your confirmation

2 Kansas CME Requirements

50 hours per year.

• At least 20 hours in Category 1
• 3 hours of opioid prescribing

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 Kansas physicians most commonly make during renewal:

• The printed expiration date is NOT the on-time deadline. An MD license expires July 31, but on-time renewal ends June 30; renewing in July costs the late fee (+$100 online, +$230 paper). Same structure for DOs: expires October 31 but on-time renewal ends September 30.
• MD and DO renew on different calendars at the same board: MD May 15 to July 31, DO August 15 to October 31. Dual-degree groups and credentialing staff tracking both types miss this split.
• Paper renewal is materially more expensive: $430 vs $360 on time, and the paper late surcharge is $230 vs $100 online, so a paper late renewal totals $660 vs $460 online.
• One day past the late window the license is administratively cancelled (status Cancelled - Failure to Renew on August 1 for MD, November 1 for DO). Reinstatement is $400, may require additional testing, training, or education at the board's discretion, and practicing on a cancelled license can draw disciplinary action.
• An active Kansas license carries a mandatory malpractice insurance condition: the Health Care Stabilization Fund Act requires coverage of at least $500,000 per claim / $1,500,000 annual aggregate (K.S.A. 40-3402, 40-3404, 65-2809(c)). Physicians who leave practice but keep an active license at renewal still carry this obligation; exempt or inactive designations avoid it.

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 and late-renewal windows by license type (MD May 15-July 31, late July 1-31; DO August 15-October 31, late October 1-31); link to online portal
• Healing Arts Act (MD/DO/DC) fee schedule: $360 online / $430 paper active renewal, late surcharges +$100/+$230, inactive/exempt $150, reinstatement of cancelled license $400, revoked $1,000, conversion $175
• MD FAQ: all MD licenses expire July 31, annual renewal, June 30 on-time cutoff, cancellation August 1, reinstatement process, malpractice insurance requirement, payment methods
• DO FAQ: all DO licenses expire October 31, September 30 on-time cutoff, cancellation November 1, reinstatement process, malpractice insurance requirement
• CME requirement: Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-15-5

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