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New Jersey — CME Requirements VERIFIED
New Jersey 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 New Jersey board directly.
- Hours / cycle
- 100 hours every 2 year(s)
- Board
- New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
- Category rule
- at least 40 must be Category I (60 may be Category II)
- Reporting method
- attestation
- CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
- No / not stated
certify on the biennial renewal application; retain evidence 6 years; random audits; submit documentation on Board request; hardship waiver requests within 60 days of renewal expiration (N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.15)
Mandated topics
- End-of-life care: 2 Category 1 credits (eff. 2013)
- Opioid prescribing (responsible practices, alternatives, abuse/addiction/diversion risks): 1 Category 1 credit (eff. 2017; applies to 2019 renewals and after)
- Sexual misconduct prevention: 2 Category 1 credits (eff. 2025-07-01)
- Explicit and implicit bias in perinatal treatment: 1 Category 1 credit for licensees providing perinatal care to pregnant persons (eff. 2025-07-01)
- Cultural competence: 6 hours one-time; for physicians licensed before 2005-03-02 these are in addition to the 100-hour requirement
Equivalency
No equivalency provision recorded.
Notes
- new licensees: Board orientation program required (no CME credit); exempt from CME for the initial biennial period if an accredited graduate medical education program was completed within 12 months prior to licensure
Law citation
N.J. Admin. Code 13:35-6.25; N.J. Admin. Code 13:35-6.15; N.J. P.L. 2017, c. 28; SMNJ Guidance
Sources
- https://www.fsmb.org/siteassets/advocacy/key-issues/continuing-medical-education-by-state.pdf — accessed 2026-07-10 — AGGREGATOR_ONLY
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-13-35-6-15 — accessed 2026-07-10 — VERIFIED
VERIFIED: at least one source for this jurisdiction was checked directly against the board's own page or the actual rule text.
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Data as of 2026-07-10.