Ohio Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

Ohio Physician Assistants

In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a jointly accredited provider, NetCE is authorized to award Category 1 CME Credit to physician assistants certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

The State Medical Board of Ohio accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.

Continuing Education Requirement

PAs must provide proof of maintenance of certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

Physician assistants with physician-delegated prescriptive authority must complete 12 hours in pharmacology pertaining to medicine/medications from an accredited institution recognized by the state medical board, every two years.

Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.

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For More Information

Please contact the State Medical Board of Ohio at (614) 466-3934 or (800) 554-7717, or refer to https://med.ohio.gov/Renew/Physician-Assistant-PA for additional information regarding your continuing education.

For additional information regarding NCCPA's continuing education requirement please access their website at https://www.nccpa.net/maintain-certification/continuing-medical-education/.