West Virginia Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
West Virginia 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 West Virginia Board of Medicine accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Continuing Education Requirement
PAs are required 100 hours every two years, 50 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™, and must maintain current NCCPA certification. A minimum of 3 hours must be Board-approved continuing education on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances every renewal.
OPAs are required 100 hours every two years, 50 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ or AOA Category 1 Credit.* A minimum of 3 hours must be Board-approved continuing education on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances every renewal.
*NetCE awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
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For More Information
Please contact the West Virginia Board of Medicine at (304) 558-2921 or the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine at (304) 558-6095. For additional information regarding your continuing education visit https://wvbom.wv.gov/PACME2018.asp- PAs, or https://www.wvbdosteo.org/- OPAs.
