New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 17 - OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 3 - RENEWAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.17.3.9 - CME CREDITS REQUIRED
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The New Mexico board of osteopathic medicine will require proof of having attended and received 75 credits of continuing medical education over the triennial renewal cycle. At least 30 credits shall be AOA category 1-A or category 1-B or a combination thereof. Forty-five credits can be CCME, AMA, ACCME, AAFP, AACOM, or AAPS.
B. One credit of required CME must be earned by reviewing the New Mexico Osteopathic Medical Practice Act and these board rules. Physicians must certify that they have completed this review at the time they submit their triennial renewal application. Review the rules and statutes by attestation upon initial licensure and renewal.
C. Continuing medical education is not required for federal emergency, telemedicine, postgraduate training, temporary teaching or youth camp or school licenses.
D. Six CME credits in pain management must be earned and may apply toward the 75 credits required in Subsection A of this section and may be included as part of the required CME credits in pain management in either the triennial cycle in which these credits are completed.
E. Those osteopathic physicians who are licensed in New Mexico, but not practicing in the state, or osteopathic physicians who do not possess a New Mexico controlled substance license are exempt from the requirements found in Subsection D.
