Ohio Physician Assistant (PA) CE requirements
Physician Assistant — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
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).
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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)
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