Rhode Island Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island Board of Medicine and Discipline accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Continuing Education Requirement
PAs are required 25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ each year.
Effective January 4, 2022, Schedule II opioid prescribers have a one-time requirement of 8 hours of Category I CME in any or all of the following topics: a) Appropriate prescribing of opioids for pain; b) Pharmacology; c) Adverse events; d) Potential for dependence; e) Tolerance; f) Substance use disorder; g) Alternatives to opioids for pain management.
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 Rhode Island Board of Medicine and Discipline at (401) 222-3855 or (401) 222-5960, or refer to https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=237 and https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-05-24 for additional information regarding your continuing education.