Oregon Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Oregon 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 Oregon Board of Medical Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Continuing Education Requirement
PAs are required 60 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ every two
years.
Mandates include:
- There is a one-time requirement of 6 hours in pain management and/or treatment of the terminally ill and dying patients.
- An additional 1 hour must be specific to Oregon provided by the Pain Management Commission of the Department of Human Services.
- Beginning July 1, 2021, cultural competency continuing education will be required as a condition of licensure. Licensees must complete at least 1 hour for each year of licensure during an audit period, which occurs every 4 years. The Board will start auditing for cultural competency continuing education during the Fall 2023 renewal cycle.
- All licensees are encouraged to complete courses related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management and the detection and early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease to meet the overall CME requirement.
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Please contact the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners at (971) 673-2667, or refer to https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action;JSESSIONID_OARD-=wXqMRoTqxTkkLgWpkkV6Ovumlo0vafVgNFtMaAsLx6KmfmCX8cCZ!1747720130?ruleVrsnRsn=259867 for additional information regarding your continuing education.