New Hampshire CME Requirements for Psychiatrists
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New Hampshire requirements for all physicians
- 100 hours of CME every 2 years (Med 402.01; RSA 329:16-g)
- At least 40 hours must be Category I (AMA PRA or equivalent); no more than 60 hours may be Category II
- Physicians who hold a DEA registration must include 3 hours in pain management and/or addiction disorder within the 100 hours each biennial cycle (opioid-prescribing competency under RSA 318-B:40)
- Passing an American specialty board exam (initial or recertification) counts as 100 Category I hours; proof of current maintenance of certification satisfies the requirement for the preceding 2 years
- Each year of full-time ACGME/AOA-accredited residency or fellowship counts as 50 Category I hours
- Biennial CME report is due by February 28 of the renewal year; the NH Medical Society audits compliance on the Board's behalf
- The Board may grant up to a 6-month extension for good cause if petitioned before the 2-year period ends (Med 402.03)
What this means if you are a board-certified psychiatrist in New Hampshire
- Your New Hampshire license and your ABPN certificate run on separate clocks: the state rules above are checked at license renewal; ABPN checks 90 CME and 16 SA-CME at the end of each 3-year block. One activity can count for both.
- Any AMA PRA Category 1 activity satisfies both. Only activities on the ABPN Approved CC Activities List earn Self-Assessment credit; topic-specific state hours (ethics, opioids, etc.) satisfy the state but are ordinary CME for ABPN.
- A state-mandated patient-safety or risk-management course can also satisfy the ABPN patient safety requirement; a hospital QI project may satisfy your PIP.
Last reviewed August 23, 2026. State figures come from the New Hampshire medical board; ABPN figures from the CC Booklet (June 2025) and CC FAQ (April 2026). See the full ABPN CME requirements guide.
ABPN requirements (apply in every state)
Board certification and state licensure are tracked separately. Whatever your state requires below, ABPN Continuing Certification also requires, per 3-year block:
- 90 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits per 3-year block (average 30 per year) (full CME rules)
- 16 Self-Assessment (SA) CME credits per block, counted within the 90, from the ABPN Approved CC Activities List (what counts as SA)
- One Performance in Practice (PIP) activity per block — a Clinical or Feedback module (how PIP works)
- One Patient Safety activity, one-time, if your first block began in 2017 or later (who it applies to)
- Either the 10-year CC exam or 20 ABCC articles per block (compare the two)
- An unrestricted license and the annual fee ($175 for one certificate) (fees and statuses)
CME from any ACCME-accredited provider counts toward the 90; SA credit only counts from activities on the ABPN list. Read the complete ABPN CME requirements →
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