Virginia Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
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 Virginia State Board of Medicine accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Continuing Education Requirement
PAs must show evidence of certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), every two years.
For renewal cycles beginning in 2024 and 2025, Medical Board licensees are required one (1) hour on the topic of human trafficking.
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 Virginia State Board of Medicine at (804) 367-4600, or refer to http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Medicine/AbouttheBoard/RegulatedProfessions/PhysicianAssistant/ and http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/med/leg/PA.pdf, 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/.