Arkansas Physician Assistant (PA) CE requirements

Physician Assistant — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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20CE hours every 1 yearVerify with board

Renewal: PA licenses renew by the last day of the licensee's birth month, with no grace period.

Required categories

Prescribing opioids and benzodiazepines (1 hour annually, included in the 20)
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Details

Rule 24 requires 20 CME hours annually, attested at renewal, with CME records retained for 3 years. PAs authorized to prescribe specified Schedule II hydrocodone combination products must additionally complete 5 hours in pain management (conditional; not a universal requirement). No grace period on renewal (birth-month renewal per the Board's PA application packet: http://armedicalboard.org/Professionals/pdf/PA_AppPack.pdf).

Official source: Arkansas State Medical Board - Rule 24, Physician Assistants (20 CME hours annually, including 1 hour on prescribing opioids and benzodiazepines)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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