New York Physician CE requirements
Physician (MD/DO) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
Renewal: Biennial renewal on the licensee's birth month (birth-month basis not independently confirmed from a current official page).
Required categories
Details
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)
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