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Illinois Physician Assistant (PA) CE category requirements

How the 50 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for physician assistants in Illinois, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Cultural competency training (1 hour every 6 years)
1h
Implicit bias awareness training (required each 2-year cycle)
1h
Sexual harassment prevention training (required each 2-year cycle)
1h

Per 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1350.116 (as amended at 43 Ill. Reg., 2020): 50 hours of approved CE per 2-year license renewal cycle, with a minimum of 25 hours in Category 1 CME as determined by NCCPA (a credit classification, not a topical sub-hour). Maintaining NCCPA certification alone no longer satisfies Illinois renewal; the state CE requirement is independent. A renewal applicant is exempt from CE for the first renewal of an Illinois license. Universal Illinois topic mandates also apply: 1 hour sexual harassment prevention and 1 hour implicit bias awareness each cycle, plus 1 hour cultural competency every 6 years. PAs with controlled-substance authority may have additional conditional requirements; verify against IDFPR's general CE page.

Official source: IDFPR — Physician Assistant Practice Act Rules, 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1350, Section 1350.116 Continuing Education (as amended at 43 Ill. Reg., effective 2020)

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