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Puerto Rico — CME Requirements SEED

Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico board directly.

Hours / cycle
60 hours every 3 year(s)
Category rule
50 percent must be earned in areas related to the licensee's specialty, subspecialty, or certification in question
Reporting method
not yet verified — do not guess
CME equivalent (board cert) accepted
No / not stated

Mandated topics

  • Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika treatment: 2 hours
  • Diabetes: 1 hour
  • Vaccination: 1 hour
  • Obesity prevention: 1 hour
  • Cardiovascular health: 1 hour
  • Pain management: 3 hours
  • Antibiotics: 3 hours
  • Bioethics and professionalism: 4 hours (remaining 44 hours any topic)
  • Autism: 15 CME hours for physicians who work with individuals with autism; 6 hours for all pediatricians
  • Emergency Medicine incl. life support (CPR, ACLS, PALS) and emergency management: 20 hours for physicians providing direct or indirect hospital ER services

Equivalency

No equivalency provision recorded.

Notes

None recorded.

Law citation

Reglamento General de la Junta de Licenciamiento y Disciplina Medica de Puerto Rico 9.1

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.