Ohio Physician Assistant (PA) CE requirements

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

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Renewal: License is valid for two years and expires on the second anniversary of its issuance date (ORC 4730.14, as amended by HB 33, eff. 10/3/2023).

Required categories

Pharmacology continuing education (PAs with physician-delegated prescriptive authority only)
12h

Details

Renewal requires certifying both (1) maintained NCCPA certification and (2) completion of 100 hours of CME during the current licensure period (ORC 4730.14). The 12-hour biennial pharmacology requirement for PAs with delegated prescriptive authority is in ADDITION to the 100 hours (ORC 4730.49(C)); PAs prescribing opioid analgesics or benzodiazepines must also certify OARRS (Ohio prescription-monitoring) database access.

Official source: Ohio Revised Code §4730.14 (Renewing license) and §4730.49 (prescriptive-authority CME)

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

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