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 ™, or provide proof of NCCPA recertification. PAs who have prescribed, administered, or dispensed any controlled substance under WV licensure during the reporting period or who have practiced pursuant to an active practice notification during the reporting period are required a minimum of three (3) hours of Board-approved continuing education on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances, every renewal period.

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.

Osteopathic PAs are required 100 hours every two years, 50 of which must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ or AOA Category 1 Credit.* OPAs who have prescribed, administered, or dispensed any controlled substance under WV licensure during the reporting period or who have practiced pursuant to an active practice notification during the reporting period are required a minimum of three (3) hours of Board-approved continuing education on drug diversion and best practice prescribing of controlled substances, every renewal period.

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.

* 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, or refer to https://wvbom.wv.gov/PACME2018.asp- PAs; or https://www.wvbdosteo.org/- OPAs; for additional information regarding your continuing education.