Verification of Licensure:
Time: 10 days
Fees-Verification: $50 cashiers’, Endorsement: $__
Fed Ex: No

Verify online: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/bme/medfrm.htm

Application Status Check: They will only tell you what they have NOT received.

U.S./Canadian Graduates (MDs & DOs):

American Citizenship: Not required
Medical School: Graduate of an accredited medical/osteopathic school
Post-graduate Training: One year AMA/AOA-approved training in the U.S. or Canada. Two years in the U.S. Armed Forces as a physician is acceptable in lieu of the AMA/AOA requirement.
National Boards: Accepted
Flex: Accepted. Distinction between old and new exams: Old exams: Must have obtained a weighted average of 75 of better. New exams: Must have obtained a score of 75 or better on each component.
LMCC: Accepted of Canadian graduates only.
State Exam: Accepted if taken before 12/31/72.
USMLE: Accepted
10-YEAR RULE: N/A

Foreign Medical Graduates:

FMGs must comply with all requirements of U.S. & Canadian graduates.
Post-graduate Training: One year total in the U.S. if prior to 07/85; Three years total in the U.S. if taken after 07/85.
National Boards: N/A
FLEX: Accepted
USMLE: Accepted
ECFMG: Accepted
5th Pathway: Accepted
LMCC: Accepted

New Jersey Application Procedures

Application Requests:
Telephone: Accepted

Know the following when requesting
   * Name
   * Address

Permanent: Application must be completed and notarized within 30 days of submission. When the file is 100 percent, it is then reviewed by the technician. Upon approval, a letter goes to the applicant requesting the endorsement fee and registration fee. When the fee is received at the Board's office, number is issued. If you need to get a number before the next Board meeting, the physician can request an Interview. The Board will NEVER offer an interview. The number is issued within one to five days of the interview.

Fees:
Permanent: $325 application fee +$225 endorsement fee +$170 or $340 registration fee
Board Meetings Schedule: Once a month, usually the second Wednesday
Pending Malpractice: If a doctor has malpractice, the file will go to malpractice review and, depending on the how busy the Board is, will probably stay there for six to eight weeks. Then the malpractice review committee will determine whether or not it needs to go to a Board meeting. If it doesn't, then it goes straight to credentialing where it will probably stay for another six to eight weeks.

CSR:
State of New Jersey
Dept. of Law and Public Safety
Endorsement Bureau/Drug Control
124 Halsey St. 7th Floor
Newark, NJ

Time: 7 to 10 days
Fee: $20

Notes Cannot submit application without license number on it; also will need to include a copy of NJ license. (973) 504-6351 or (973) 504-6359

Regional DEA office:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Newark Division Office
Federal Office Building
970 Broad St., Rm. 806
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (201) 645-6060