N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-2B.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024
Section 13:35-2B.8 - Credit-hour requirements
(a) Each applicant for a biennial license renewal shall be required to complete, during the preceding biennial period, a minimum of 50 continuing education credit hours in category I courses approved by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education. The Board reserves the right to review and approve continuing education courses offered by entities other than those set forth above.
(b) Commencing with the biennial renewal period beginning on September 1, 2017, one of the 50 continuing education credits required under (a) above shall, pursuant to P.L. 2017, c. 28, be in programs or topics concerning prescription opioid drugs, including responsible prescribing practices, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.
(c) Fifteen credits may be carried over into a succeeding biennial period only if earned during the last six months of the preceding biennial period.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-2B.8

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 880(a), effective 6/3/2019