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PA CME Requirements

 
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Some states are beginning to require that CME in certain subjects be earned only through specific Board-approved training programs. Clinicians should verify all information regarding licensure requirements with their state licensing board(s) to ensure that this activity is approved for state required CME credit. This information was updated on 6/5/2026 and will be updated annually.

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AK

 

Must show evidence of certification every 2 years through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). The Alaska State Medical board accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

AL

 

25 hours every year; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine, all actively licensed physicians, physician assistants, and anesthesiologist assistants are required to complete the two-hour on-demand course provided to Alabama licenses for free by PBI Education entitled "Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine”. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Profesional boundaries and sexual misconduct, all actively licensed physicians, physician assistants, and anesthesiologist assistants are required to complete the two-hour on-demand course provided by PBI Education entitled “Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine”. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

AR

 

20 hours every year, including 10 hours Category 1 on the physician's primary area of practice.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 1 hour on the prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pain management, 5 hours on pain management required for PAs authorized to prescribe schedule II medications. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

AZ

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

CA

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or must show evidence of certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

CO

 

100 hours of CME every two years; 25 hours must be Category 1 taken within 12 months of renewal.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

CT

 

Maintain certification through the NCCPA every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

DC

 

100 hours every 2 years, including 2 on LGBTQ cultural competency and 10 on a topic designated as a public health priority. PAs may substitute NCCPA certification for the 100 hours, however, they will still be required to complete the required hours on LGBTQ cultural competency and the public health priorities.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

DE

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or show evidence of certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

No content to show.

FL

 

100 hours, 50 must be Category 1 or must show evidence of continuing education as required by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

GA

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 3 hours on practice specific pharmaceuticals (according to prescription order privileges of the supervising physician), required for licensees authorized to issue prescription drugs. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Specialty, 10 hours directly related to the specialty area of the supervising physician. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

GU

 

Current NCCPA certification. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

HI

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, AOA-1A, or AAPA Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

IA

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1 from providers approved by the AOA, AMA, AAFP, or AAPA. The remaining 50 hours can be Category 1 or 2 CME. Possessing an active NCCPA certification removes all CE requirements.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse/Dependent adult abuse, 2 hours on identifying and reporting abuse of children and/or 2 hours in identifying and reporting abuse of dependent adults, unless exempt, and 1 hour recertification training for all subsequent renewals. Every 3 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Opioids, 2 hours on the CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, required for licensees who have prescribed opioids during the previous licensing period. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

ID

 

Certification by the NCCPA or similar certifying agency approved by the board, which certification requires a minimum of 100 hours of CME. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

IL

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Dementia, 1 hour on recognizing dementia required for all licensees who have direct patient interaction with adults aged 26 and above. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Implicit bias, 1 hour on implicit bias awareness per renewal period (NEW requirement 2023). Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Opioids, 3 hours on safe opioid prescribing practices. 10 hours on pharmacology for licensees with schedule II controlled substances prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pharmacology, 10 hours on pharmacology required for licensees authorized to prescribe schedule II controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Sexual harassment, 1 hour on sexual harassment prevention. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Child abuse, Training on child abuse and neglect provided by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Must be completed within 3 months of engagement in a professional or official capacity as a mandated reporter and at least every 6 years thereafter. The training will count toward meeting a licensee's required continuing education. Every 6 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

IN

 

Indiana physician assistants are required to maintain NCCPA certification. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

KS

 

PAs must choose either annual or biennial CME cycle. Annual requirement is 50 hours, 20 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™. Biennial requirement is 100 hours, 40 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 1 or 2 hours (1 hour for each year of chosen continuing education cycle) on acute or chronic pain management, the appropriate prescribing of opioids, or the use of prescription drug monitoring programs. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

KY

 

100 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, and must provide evidence of certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 1.5 hours on pediatric abusive head trauma within the first 2 years of licensure, or prior to first renewal. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • HIV/AIDS, A continuing education course on the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is required within the first 2 years of licensure, or prior to first renewal. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    HIV in the Urgent Care Setting: Treatment and Prevention

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pain management/Controlled substances, 7.5 hours on controlled substances diversion, pain management, addiction disorders, use of the electronic system for monitoring controlled substances established in KRS 218A.202, or any combination of 2 or more of these subjects within the first 2 years of licensure, or prior to first renewal and every 2 years thereafter, required for licensees authorized to prescribe and administer schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content does not meet full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

LA

 

100 hours and must maintain certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 3 hours on the best practices for the prescribing of CDS, drug diversion training, appropriate treatment for addiction, and the treatment of chronic pain required for practitioners with a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) license. Must be board-approved. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

MA

 

100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MD

 

50 hours, must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or must provide proof of maintenance of certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Controlled substances, 2 hours on the prescribing or dispensing of controlled dangerous substances required for all physician assistants applying for a new or renewal registration to dispense or prescribe controlled dangerous substances from the Office of Controlled Substances Administration. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Implicit bias, Implicit bias training program approved by the board. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pharmacology, 8 hours on pharmacology. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pharmacology

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

ME

 

100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be Category 1. The remaining 60 hours may be either Category 1 or Category 2, or provide proof of current certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Marijuana/cannabis, 1 hour course on medical marijuana required for a medical provider who has not previously issued a written certification to a qualifying patient for the medical use of marijuana, prior to issuing written certifications. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Diagnosis and Management of Cannabis-Related Emergencies

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 12/1/28

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Opioids, 3 hours, all of which must be Category 1, on the prescribing of opioid medication. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

MI

 

100 hours, 50 must be Category 1. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Human trafficking, Training on human trafficking. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Implicit bias, 2 hours on implicit bias for new applicants, and 1 hour for renewal. Every year.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Opioids, Training on opioids and controlled substance awareness required for PAs licensed to prescribe or dispense controlled substances prior to being issued a controlled substance license. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

MN

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be Category 1, or meet standards through current NCCPA certifications.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 hours AMA PRA Category 1™ on best practices in prescribing opioids and controlled substances required for controlled substance prescribers. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

MO

 

Physician assistants must maintain an active NCCPA certification every 2 years.

Missouri PAs must maintain an active NCCPA certification every 2 years.

Must maintain certification every 2 years through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

MS

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1, or may provide proof of current certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 5 hours on the prescribing of medications, with an emphasis on controlled substances, required for PAs authorized to prescribe controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content does not meet full requirement. 5 hours required.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

MT

 

No CME requirements.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NC

 

50 hours every 2 years, all of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, or provide proof of current certification through the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

ND

 

Maintain an active NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NE

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be approved by ACCME, AOA, or AAPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NH

 

Must show evidence of certification through the NCCPA each year.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NJ

 

50 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 1 hour on responsible opioid prescribing, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

NM

 

Must maintain NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Marijuana/cannabis, 2 hours on the medicinal use of cannabis are encouraged for certifying practitioners. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Diagnosis and Management of Cannabis-Related Emergencies

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 12/1/28

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Opioids, 3 hours on pain management and the prescribing of controlled substances, required for licensees who hold a federal DEA registration and a New Mexico controlled substance registration. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

NV

 

40 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, including 20 within the licensee's scope of practice or specialty.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

NY

 

Required to complete course work on identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment, infection control training, and mandatory prescribers education. All providers must be state approved. Every 3 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 2 hours on identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment from approved providers. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Infection control, Coursework or training on infection control and barrier precautions from approved providers. Every 4 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

  • Pain management, 3 hours on pain management, palliative care, and addiction from approved providers, required for prescribers who have a DEA registration number, as well as for medical residents who prescribe controlled substances under a facility DEA registration number. Every 3 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

OH

 

Must maintain certification by the NCCPA or a successor organization that is recognized by the board. Every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Pharmacology, 12 hours on pharmacology, from an accredited institution recognized by the board, required for PAs with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

OK

 

20 hours AMA PRA Category 1™ every year, including 1 hour Category 1 CME on the topic of substance abuse.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

OR

 

60 hours every 2 years; All of which must be Category 1.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Cultural competence, 1 hour on cultural competency.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

PA

 

Pennsylvania physician assistants must maintain a valid NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Child abuse, 3 hours on child abuse recognition and reporting training for initial licensing and 2 hours for each renewal afterwards. Must be approved by the board. Every 2 years.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Pain management, 2 hours on pain management, the identification of addiction, or the practices of prescribing or dispensing of opioids required for PAs with prescriptive authority. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

PR

 

No CME requirements.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

RI

 

25 hours every year; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

SC

 

Maintain NCCPA certification every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

SD

 

30 hours every 2 years or maintain current certification by the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

TN

 

100 hours every 2 years; All of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Opioids, 2 of 100 required hours on controlled substance prescribing, including instruction in the Tennessee Department of Health’s treatment guidelines (i.e., Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines) on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol, and may include topics such as medicine addiction, risk management tools, and other topics approved by the board; providers of intractable pain treatment must have specialized CME in pain management. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

TX

 

40 hours every 2 years. The Texas State board of Medical Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1™.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Human trafficking, Licensees who provide direct patient care must complete a course on identifying and assisting human trafficking victims approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. One time.

    State-provided content to fulfill this requirement

  • Opioids, 2 hours, which must be AMA PRA Category 1™ or AOA Category 1-A, on opioid related topics, required for licensees who engage in direct patient care or who prescribe, order, or administer opioids and controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

  • Pain management, 10 hours on pain management required for all licensed personnel of a pain management clinic who provide medical services to patients, including medical directors and physician assistants. Every year.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Pain Management

    4 CME credits

    This content meets full requirement.

UT

 

40 hours every 2 years, 34 of which must be Category 1, or must maintain certification through the NNCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

VA

 

Must show evidence of certification every 2 years through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

VT

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1, or must show evidence of certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Controlled substances, 2 hours, which must be AMA PRA Category 1™ or be specifically designated as qualifying by the board, on controlled substances prescribing, including: abuse and diversion, safe use, and appropriate storage and disposal of controlled substances, the appropriate use of the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System, risk assessment for abuse or addiction, pharmacological and nonpharmacological alternatives to opioids for managing pain, medication tapering and cessation of the use of controlled substances, and relevant state and federal laws and regulations concerning the prescription of opioid controlled substances. Every 2 years.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

    EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

    Substance Use in Adolescents: Recognition and Management in the Emergency Department

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

    Managing Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

    4 CME credits

    Expiration date: 6/1/27

    This content meets full requirement.

    DEA-MATE Training for Acute Care Clinicians

    8 CME credits

    Expiration date: 10/1/26

    This content meets full requirement.

WA

 

100 hours every 2 years, 40 of which must be Category 1 CME. Alternatives to continuing education renewal requirements include maintaining NCCPA certification with continuing competency program through the AAPA or the NCCPA.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WI

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be Category 1, and pass recertification exams every ten years to maintain national certification.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

WV

 

100 hours every 2 years, 50 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1™, and must maintain current NCCPA certification

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

  • Drug diversion, 3 hours on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances. Must be provided by a board-approved program. One time.

    There is no state-provided content for this requirement

WY

 

Maintain certification through the NCCPA every 2 years.

EB Medicine's Content to Fulfill This Requirement:

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