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New York — CME Requirements VERIFIED

New York 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 York board directly.

Hours / cycle
not specified in the dataset — do not guess; confirm with the board
Board
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Board for Medicine); mandated trainings administered with NYS DOH
Reporting method
attestation_plus_certificates
CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
No / not stated

infection control: attest at registration; hospital-affiliated licensees keep the certificate (hospital verifies at credentialing), non-hospital-affiliated submit the Certificate of Completion to DOH; exemptions via DOH Bureau of Healthcare Associated Infections

Mandated topics

  • Child abuse identification and reporting: 2 hours (one-time)
  • Infection control and barrier precautions: coursework or training once every 4 years
  • Pain management, palliative care, and addiction: at least 3 hours for DEA-registered prescribers of controlled substances, incl. residents prescribing under a facility DEA number (8 NYCRR 59.12, 59.13)

Equivalency

No equivalency provision recorded.

Notes

  • New York does not have a set number of required CME credit hours for physician license renewal

Law citation

N.Y. Comp. Codes, R. & Regs. tit. 8, §§ 59.12, 59.13; AMA Ed Hub

Sources

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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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.