New York Physician CE requirements

Physician (MD/DO) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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Conditionalno flat hour count — see required categoriesVerify with board

Renewal: Biennial renewal on the licensee's birth month (birth-month basis not independently confirmed from a current official page).

Required categories

Child abuse identification and reporting (one-time)
2h
Infection control (one-time)
4h
Pain management, palliative care, and addiction education (prescribers, every three years) (conditional)
3h

Details

Reporting
Attestation at renewal

New York has no general CME-hour requirement for physician license renewal. Prescribers with a DEA registration complete 3 hours in pain management, palliative care, and addiction every 3 years; all licensees complete 2 hours in identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment (one-time) and infection control/barrier precautions coursework every 4 years.

Official source: Federation of State Medical Boards — Continuing Medical Education by State (April 2026)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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