CME Requirements by State

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Nevada — CME Requirements SEED

Nevada 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 Nevada board directly.

Hours / cycle
40 hours every 2 year(s)
Category rule
all must be Category 1
Reporting method
not yet verified — do not guess
CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
No / not stated

Mandated topics

  • Scope of practice of specialty: 20 hours
  • Medical ethics, pain management, or addiction care: 2 hours
  • Misuse/abuse of controlled substances, opioid prescribing, or addiction: 2 hours (within the 18 'other' hours) if licensed to prescribe controlled substances
  • Cultural Competency and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: 2 hours if a psychiatrist or a PA working with a supervising psychiatrist
  • Suicide detection, intervention, and prevention: 2 hours every 4 years
  • Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): 2 hours one-time
  • Stigma, Discrimination and Unrecognized Bias related to HIV: 2 hours one-time for MDs/PAs who provide or supervise emergency medical services in a hospital or primary care facility (NRS § 630.253)

Equivalency

No equivalency provision recorded.

Osteopathic (DO) board differs. NV-O: 35 h per YEAR (AB 56 (2025) raises to 40 h/yr in 2027); 10 must be AOA or AMA Category 1A; 2 on controlled-substance misuse/opioids/addiction; 2 h/4 yr suicide detection; biennial 2 h ethics/pain/addiction or SBIRT; 2 h Cultural Competency & DEI if psychiatrist-affiliated; one-time 2 h HIV stigma for EMS-providing MDs/PAs (Nev. Rev. Stat. 633.471)

Notes

  • up to 4 hours double credit for courses in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Effective Management of Medications, Diagnosis of Rare Diseases incl. Pediatric Cancer
  • applicants must attest to knowledge of and compliance with CDC safe-injection-practice guidelines (NRS § 630.198)
  • WMD/bioterrorism 4-hour requirement for new licensees removed by AB 56 (2025)

Law citation

NRS §§ 630.253, 630.198; NV Medical Board CME Requirements Summary

Sources

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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This page is a research summary, not legal or compliance advice — confirm current requirements with the board before relying on it.

Data as of 2026-07-10.