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Pennsylvania Physician Assistant (PA) CE category requirements

How the conditional requirement breaks down by category for physician assistants in Pennsylvania, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Child abuse recognition and reporting (Act 31 of 2014)
2h
Pain management / identification of addiction / opioid prescribing or dispensing (prescribers and dispensers only, ABC-MAP)
2h

Pennsylvania imposes no standalone state CME hours for PAs; renewal requires holding current NCCPA certification (which itself requires 100 CME credits per 2-year cycle). Per Act 31 of 2014, all licensees must complete 2 hours of board-approved child-abuse recognition/reporting training for each renewal. Under ABC-MAP (Act 191 of 2014, §9.1(a)(2)), prescribers/dispensers must complete 2 hours in pain management, addiction identification, or opioid prescribing/dispensing — 2 hours within 12 months of initial licensure, then 2 hours per renewal cycle. Both are part of the 'total continuing education required.'

Official source: PA Department of State — State Board of Osteopathic Medicine CME notice: Physician Assistant license

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