Kentucky Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Kentucky 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 Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Continuing Education Requirement
PAs are required 100 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ every two years; and must provide proof of certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Mandates include:
- A one-time requirement of 1.5 hours in pediatric abusive head trauma within the first two years of licensure or prior to first renewal (unless completed in graduating PA curriculum).
- Effective July 15, 2024, licensees must complete a one-time 1-hour continuing education course on Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia within the first two years of licensure or prior to first renewal (unless completed in graduating PA curriculum).
- Effective July 15, 2020, licensees who are authorized to prescribe and administer Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances, are required a minimum of 7.5 hours of approved continuing education related to controlled substances diversion, pain management, addiction disorders, use of the electronic system for monitoring controlled substances established in KRS 218A.202, or any combination of two or more of these subjects within the first two years of licensure, or prior to first renewal and every two years thereafter.
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.
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Please contact the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at (502) 429-7150, or refer to https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55601 for additional information regarding your continuing education.
For additional information regarding NCCPA's continuing education requirement please access their website at https://www.nccpa.net/maintain-certification/continuing-medical-education/.