Washington Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Washington 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.
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) considers NetCE courses to be Category 1.
The Washington State Department of Public Health: Medical Quality Assurance Commission accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Continuing Education Requirement
PAs: Required 100 hours every two year licensing period, 40 of which must be Category 1 or may show evidence of certification with the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
There is a one-time requirement of 4 hours in HIV/AIDS and a one-time requirement of 6 hours in suicide assessment, treatment, and management training. Beginning January 1, 2019, licensees authorized to prescribe opioids have a one-time requirement of 1 hour on the topic of opioid prescribing.
Osteopathic PAs: Required 50 hours each annual licensing period or may show evidence of certification with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
There is a one-time requirement of 4 hours in HIV/AIDS and a one-time requirement of 6 hours in suicide assessment, treatment, and management training. Beginning January 1, 2019, licensees authorized to prescribe opioids have a one-time requirement of 1 hour on the topic of opioid prescribing.
For More Information
Please contact the Washington State Department of Public Health: Medical Quality
Assurance Commission at (360) 236-2750 for PAs or (360) 236-4700 for Osteopathic
PAs. For additional information regarding general continuing education http://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/3000/656-143.pdf- PAs, or http://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-854-115- Osteopathic
PAs.
HIV/AIDS training - http://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/HIVAIDS/Prevention/Training,
and
Suicide Assessment training -http://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/3000/SuicidePreventionTrainingFAQ.pdf.
For additional information regarding NCCPA's continuing education requirement please access their website at http://www.nccpa.net/continuingmedicaleducation.
