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New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
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State Board of
Medical Examiners
New Jersey’s State Board of Medical Examiners is
responsible for protecting the public’s health and safety
by determining qualifications of applicants for licensure,
establishing standards of practices, and disciplining
licensees who do not adhere to those requirements.
The State Board of Medical Examiners consists of 21
gubernatorial appointees: 12 physicians, at least two
of whom must be osteopathic physicians; three public
members; one Commissioner of Health or his/her
designee; one executive department designee; one
podiatrist; one physician assistant; one bio-analytical
laboratory director, who may or may not be an M.D.; and
one certified nurse midwife.
WHAT DOES THE BOARD DO?
The Board licenses every doctor of medicine (M.D.),
doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.), podiatrist
(D.P.M.), acupuncturist, bio-analytical lab director
(B.L.D.), hearing aid dispenser (H.A.D.), certified nurse
midwife (C.N.M), physician assistant (P.A.), athletic
trainer (A.T.), electrologist and perfusionist.
The Board promulgates regulations which serve as a
basis for the standard of practice and the Board ensures
that these regulations and the statutes are followed by all
licensees. It also is the responsibility of the Board to
evaluate when a licensee’s conduct or ability to practice
appropriately warrants modification, suspension or
revocation of the license to practice. When the Board
receives a complaint about a licensee and there is reason
to believe that the licensee has violated the law, it has
the power to investigate, hold hearings, and/or impose
disciplinary sanction. This may include fines, additional
education, medical treatment, or a modification of his/
her license.
HOW CAN I FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT MY DOCTOR?
You can learn more information about a doctor licensed
in the State of New Jersey at the New Jersey Healthcare
Profile (also known as the Physician Profile) by accessing
www.njdoctorlist.com on the Web. At this Web site,
you can learn more about a physician’s education, Board
certifications, where the physician has hospital privileges,
the insurance which he/she accepts, whether any
disciplinary action has been taken by the Board in the last
10 years, whether any malpractice payments have been
paid on the licensee’s behalf and whether he/she has been
disciplined by a health care facility.
HOW CAN I FILE A COMPLAINT?
Go to www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/Pages/Consumer-
Complaints.aspx to fill out a complaint form and submit
it online, or to download a complaint form, fill it out and
then mail it to: State Board of Medical Examiners
P.O. Box183
Trenton, New Jersey 08624-0183.
If you prefer, you can call 609-826-7100 to request that
a complaint form be mailed to you.
HOW LONG WILL THE INVESTIGATION TAKE?
The Board cannot predict how long an investigation will
take because each case has many variables. Each matter
received by the Board is investigated thoroughly and on
its own merits. Some cases are clear and involve a limited
number of circumstances and, upon assignment, can be
completed quickly. Others are more complicated and may
take longer periods of time. The Board will do its best
to process your complaint as quickly as it can, while still
maintaining an appropriate investigation.
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