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.
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) considers NetCE courses to be Category 1.
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: 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 training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances every renewal.
OPAs: 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 a board-approved course on drug diversion and best practice prescribing controlled substances every two year renewal.**
*NetCE awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
**NetCE does not offer a course to fulfill the opioid requirement for West Virginia osteopathic physician assistants.
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/- Osteopathic PAs.
