# N.J. Stat. § 45:9-6: License required to practice medicine or surgery; applications; educational requirements; citizenship

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-6

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 45:9-6
- **Heading:** License required to practice medicine or surgery; applications; educational requirements; citizenship
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-6

## Text

All persons commencing the practice of medicine or surgery in this State shall apply to the board for a license so to do. The board shall, except as herein otherwise provided, examine all qualified applicants for such a license. Every applicant shall present to the secretary of the board, at least 20 days before the commencement of the examination at which he desires to be examined, a written application for admission to the examination on a form provided by the board, together with satisfactory proof that he is more than 21 years of age, of good moral character, and a citizen of the United States or has declared his intention to become such a citizen. He shall also present to the board a certificate of the Commissioner of Education of this State showing that, before entering a professional school or college, he had obtained an academic education consisting of a 4 years' course of study in an approved public or private high school or the equivalent thereof. Any license issued to an applicant prior to becoming a citizen of the United States shall be a temporary license and subject to the provisions of Revised Statutes 45:9-14. Amended by L.1939, c. 115, p. 403, s. 6; L.1968, c. 16, s. 1, eff. April 11, 1968.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 45:9-1 State Board of Medical Examiners; advisory committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-1.md)
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- [N.J. Stat. § 45:9-2.1 Permitted duties of radiologist assistants; definitions; regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-2.1.md)
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- [N.J. Stat. § 45:9-6 License required to practice medicine or surgery; applications; educational requirements; citizenship](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 45:9-6.1 Biennial registration for practitioners of medicine and surgery; reinstatement procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-6.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 45:9-6.2 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-6.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 45:9-7 Premedical educational requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 45:9-7.1 Continuing medical education required as condition for biennial registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T45_C9_S9-7.1.md)

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