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New Jersey: Explicit and implicit bias (perinatal care)
MD: 1 hour, every renewal · DO: 1 hour, every renewal.
Last verified against the sources below. Requirements change — confirm with your Board before you rely on this page. This is general information, not legal advice.
MD (medical doctor)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Every renewal
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire at June 30 of odd-numbered years (a 30-day late renewal with a late fee is allowed; then the license is suspended).
- Board
- New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
- The rule
- N.J.S.A. 45:9-7.9 (P.L.2021, c.79) and N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.15(r), from the biennial period beginning July 1, 2025: physicians who provide perinatal treatment and care to pregnant persons need one of the 40 Category I credits in evidence-based explicit and implicit bias training covering the ten elements in the rule, including review of the New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee's annual report.
DO (osteopathic physician)
- Hours
- 1 hour
- How often
- Every renewal
- Who
- Only some physicians — see the rule note
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every 2 years; licenses expire at June 30 of odd-numbered years (a 30-day late renewal with a late fee is allowed; then the license is suspended).
- Board
- New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
- The rule
- N.J.S.A. 45:9-7.9 (P.L.2021, c.79) and N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.15(r), from the biennial period beginning July 1, 2025: physicians who provide perinatal treatment and care to pregnant persons need one of the 40 Category I credits in evidence-based explicit and implicit bias training covering the ten elements in the rule, including review of the New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee's annual report.
What to do next
Other states that require it
Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan. Every state that requires it
Sources
- N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.15 — Continuing medical education (current text, amended effective 5/5/2025; via Cornell LII)
- N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.25 — Cultural competency training (via Cornell LII)
- N.J.A.C. 13:35-3.14 — Biennial license renewal (via Cornell LII)
- P.L.2001, c.307, section 10 (N.J.S.A. 45:9-7.1) — 100 credits as a condition of biennial registration
- P.L.2011, c.145, section 14 (N.J.S.A. 45:9-7.7) — two credits on end-of-life care
- P.L.2017, c.28, section 19 (N.J.S.A. 45:9-7.8) — one credit on prescription opioid drugs
- P.L.2021, c.79, section 2 (N.J.S.A. 45:9-7.9) — explicit and implicit bias credit for perinatal care
- P.L.2005, c.53 (N.J.S.A. 45:9-7.2 to 7.4) — cultural competency training
- New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners — Question #30, Reinstatement of license (licenses expire June 30 of odd-numbered years)
MD facts last verified October 6, 2026 · DO facts last verified October 6, 2026.