New Mexico DO CME requirements

At a glance: DO (osteopathic physician)

Hours

75 hours every 3 years

Renewal cycle

Every 3 years

Deadline

July 1 of your triennial renewal year (set when your license was issued; your first renewal is the July 1 after issue)

Required topics

2

Hours carry over

No

First renewal

Confirm with your Board The rules do not say how many of the 75 hours apply at a first renewal that comes 1 to 13 months after licensure, or 24 to 35 months for a first-ever license. DEA and New Mexico controlled-substance registrants must complete 5 hours in pain management during the first year of licensure (16.10.14.11(E)). We plan for the full 75; confirm with the Board.

Reporting

You attest at renewal that you completed the required hours. The Board selects renewals for audit and may audit CME records at any time; keep records for one year after the renewal cycle in which the hours were earned (16.10.4.13(A)). Physicians who cannot document their hours may be offered a settlement (letter of reprimand and $500 fine). A 90-day emergency deferral may be requested in writing by July 1 of the renewal year (16.10.4.15).

Board

New Mexico Medical Board

16.10.4.8(A): 75 hours each triennial renewal cycle, earned July 1 through June 30 immediately preceding the triennial renewal date. 16.10.7.9: renew on or before July 1 of the renewal year. 16.10.2.9: initial licenses are renewed on the July 1 after issue (valid 1 to 13 months; 24 to 35 months if New Mexico is your first state of licensure). SB 279 (2021) repealed the Osteopathic Medicine Act and moved DO licensing to the New Mexico Medical Board, so DOs follow 16.10.4 NMAC. Older summaries describing a separate DO rule (30 AOA credits, a review of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act) come from 16.17.3 NMAC, written under the Osteopathic Medicine Act that was repealed July 1, 2022.

Deadline

In New Mexico, the date depends on your license: July 1 of your triennial renewal year (set when your license was issued; your first renewal is the July 1 after issue).

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Required topics

• Review of the New Mexico Medical Practice Act and Board rules1 hour · Every renewal · Every licensee
• Pain management and prescribing controlled substances5 hours · Every renewal · Physicians registered with the DEA

Credit that counts

• AOA Category 1-A16.10.4.11(B): clinical courses approved for CCME or AOA category 1-A or 1-B are approved. Since July 1, 2022 DOs are licensed by the New Mexico Medical Board under the same CME rule as MDs.
• AOA Category 1-B16.10.4.11(B) names category 1-B courses.
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™16.10.4.10(A) and 16.10.4.11(A): AMA PRA Category 1 Credit counts for every physician.
• AAFP Prescribed credit16.10.4.11(B) names AAFP-approved clinical courses.