If your renewal deadline is approaching and you're not sure where you stand on hours, now is the time to check. A significant number of states have CE deadlines landing between now and the end of December, and several of them carry hour requirements that are difficult to complete in a rush.
Find your state below to see when your hours are due and what's required.
States with Fixed Deadlines (August – December 2026)
- Alabama — 18 hrs/yr, due Sep 30
- Alaska — 32 hrs/2 yrs, due Dec 31
- Arkansas — 24 hrs/yr, due Dec 31
- Georgia — 40 hrs/2 yrs, due Dec 31
- Kansas — 50 hrs/yr, due Dec 31 (late renewal accepted through Jan 31 with increased fee)
- Louisiana — 15 hrs/yr, due Dec 31
- Michigan — 30 hrs/2 yrs, due Nov 30
- Minnesota — 20 hrs/yr, due Dec 31
- Montana — 12 hrs/yr, due Sep 1
- Nebraska — 36 hrs/2 yrs, due Aug 1 (just passed - see note below)
- Nevada — 36 hrs/2 yrs, due Dec 31
- North Carolina — 18 hrs/yr, due Dec 31
- North Dakota — 20 hrs/yr, due Sep 1
- Pennsylvania — 24 hrs/2 yrs, due Dec 1
- South Carolina — 36 hrs/2 yrs, due Sep 30
- Tennessee — 24 hrs/yr, due Dec 31
- Vermont — 24 hrs/2 yrs, due Oct 1
- Wisconsin — 40 hrs/2 yrs, due Dec 14 (note: not Dec 31)
- Wyoming — 12 hrs/yr, due Aug 31
Birth Month States
If you're in one of these states and your birthday falls between August and December, your deadline is either here or approaching fast. Because these deadlines are personal to you, they don't show up on a shared calendar, which makes them easier to overlook.
Annual renewal:
- Arizona — 12 hrs/yr, due by birth month
- California — 24 hrs/yr, due by last day of birth month
- Idaho — 18 hrs/yr, due by birth month
- Oregon — 20 hrs/yr, due by birth month
- Washington — 25 hrs/yr, due by birth date
Biennial renewal (even-year):
- Texas — 32 hrs/2 yrs, due first day of birth month
- Virginia — 60 hrs/2 yrs, due last day of birth month
What to Watch For
If your deadline is in August or September: You have weeks, not months. If you still need most of your hours, start immediately and focus on courses that meet your state's specific category requirements rather than grabbing whatever's available.
If your deadline is in October or November: You have some breathing room, but not as much as it feels like. Vermont (24 hrs by Oct 1) and Michigan (30 hrs by Nov 30) are both manageable if you start now and significantly less so if you wait another month.
If your deadline is December: This is the biggest cluster of the year, and the December 31 states are easy to push off until it's too late. A few to flag specifically:
Kansas requires 50 hours annually with category mandates (at least 20 in Category I, at least 1 in Category III covering pain management or opioid prescribing). It's one of the heaviest annual requirements in the country, and the category structure means you can't just take any 50 hours and call it done.
Wisconsin's deadline is December 14, not December 31. Losing those last two weeks of December because you assumed you had until the end of the month is exactly the kind of mistake that creates a problem.
Georgia, Alaska, and Nevada all have biennial deadlines on December 31. If you've been deferring to the second year of your cycle and haven't started, five months to complete 32–40 hours while managing a full practice schedule is tighter than it sounds.
If you're in Virginia with a fall birthday: At 60 hours over two years, this is one of the highest biennial requirements in the country. Falling behind on a deadline this size creates a problem that's hard to solve quickly.
Just Missed It?
If you're in Nebraska (36 hrs/2 yrs, due August 1), your deadline just passed. If you didn't renew on time, check with the Nebraska Board of Chiropractic immediately to understand your reinstatement options and any late penalties. The sooner you act, the simpler the process tends to be.
Don't Wait for the Reminder You Forgot to Set
Most practitioners who miss deadlines don't do it because they didn't care. They do it because they assumed they had more time than they did, or because they planned to handle it "next month" one too many times. If you're reading this and realizing you're behind, that's the nudge. Check your hours, check your categories, and build a plan for the next few weeks.
If you'd rather not spend time hunting for individual courses that meet your state's requirements, we offer CE bundles organized by state that are designed to cover what you need in one package. It's a quick way to close the gap without the guesswork.
