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North Carolina — CME Requirements SEED
North Carolina 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 North Carolina board directly.
- Hours / cycle
- 60 hours every 3 year(s)
- Category rule
- all must be Category 1, relevant to the physician's current or intended specialty or area of practice
- Reporting method
- not yet verified — do not guess
- CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
- Yes
Mandated topics
- Controlled substance prescribing practices: at least 3 of the 60 Category 1 hours for prescribers — incl. abuse/misuse recognition and chronic-pain prescribing
Equivalency
attesting to engagement in a program of recertification or maintenance of certification from an ABMS, AOA or RCPSC specialty board = entire CME requirement deemed satisfied for that 3-year cycle (NCMB CME FAQ)
Notes
None recorded.
Law citation
NCMB Guidance; NCMB CME FAQ; N.C. Admin. Code tit. 21, r. 32R.0101
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.