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New Mexico Professional License Requirements
CME REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL One (1) hour of required CME must be earned by reviewing the New Mexico Medical Practice Act and these board rules. Physicians (MD/DO) must certify that they have completed this review at the time they submit their triennial renewal application MD: The New Mexico Medical Board requires seventy-five (75) hours of continuing medical education for each licensed physician during each triennial renewal cycle, unless exempt. CME may be earned at any time during the licensee’s three-year renewal period, July 1 through June 30, immediately preceding the triennial renewal date. DO : The New Mexico Medical Board requires seventy-five (75) hours of continuing education every three years in required education, category I. These may be distributed over the three-year period, or they may all be obtained in one year. DEA ONE-TIME MATE REQUIREMENT (NEW) Effective June 27, 2023 , renewing DEA-registered practitioners must complete eight (8) hours of one-time training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or substance use disorders.
MANDATORY CME REQUIREMENT ON PAIN MANAGEMENT
PHYSICIANS (MD/DO) All New Mexico Medical Board physician licensees who hold a federal drug enforcement administration registration and a New Mexico controlled substances registration, shall be required to complete and submit five (5) continuing medical education hours in pain management. These hours may be earned at any time during the three-year period immediately
preceding the triennial renewal date. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (PA)
All New Mexico Medical Board physician assistant licensees who hold a federal drug enforcement administration registration and a New Mexico controlled substances registration, shall be required to complete and submit three (3) continuing medical education hours in pain management. These hours may be earned at any time during the two-year period immediately preceding the biennial renewal date. NEW LICENSEES All New Mexico Medical Board licensees, whether or not the New Mexico license is their first license, who hold a federal drug enforcement administration registration and a New Mexico controlled substances registration, shall complete five (5) continuing medical education hours in pain management during the first year of licensure. Visit http://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/docs/cme_courses/Pain%20Management%20Courses%2011-13-17.pdf for approved courses. Appropriate courses shall include an understanding of the pharmacology and risks of controlled substances, a basic awareness of the problems of abuse, addiction and diversion, awareness of state and federal regulations for the prescription of controlled substances, and management of the treatment of pain.
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New Mexico Medical Board 2055 S. Pacheco St. Building 400 Santa Fe, NM 87505 P: (505) 476-7220
COMPLETION DEADLINE: MD/DO: 6/30/2024 PA: 3/1/2024
LICENSE TYPES: MD/DO PA
Disclaimer: The above information is provided by InforMed and is intended to summarize state CE/CME license requirements for informational purposes only. This is not intended as a comprehensive statement of the law on this topic, nor to be relied upon as authoritative. All information should be veri ed independently.
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