North Carolina Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
North Carolina 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 North Carolina Medical Board accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Continuing Education Requirement
PAs are required 50 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ every two years or may provide proof of current certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Licensees authorized to prescribe controlled substances are required 2 hours in controlled substances every renewal.
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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For More Information
Please contact the North Carolina Medical Board at (919) 326-1100 or (800) 253-9653, or refer to https://www.ncmedboard.org/licensure/renewals/physician_assistants and http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2021%20-%20occupational%20licensing%20boards%20and%20commissions/chapter%2032%20-%20north%20carolina%20medical%20board/subchapter%20s/21%20ncac%2032s%20.0216.html 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/.