Tennessee Physician Assistant (PA) CE category requirements

How the 100 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for physician assistants in Tennessee, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Controlled substance prescribing (incl. TN treatment guidelines on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, carisoprodol)
2h

100 hours of CME approved by the AAPA, AMA, or ACCME within the 2-year period before renewal; Category I/II split must match NCCPA logging standards. Attestation at renewal; documentation kept 4 years, produced only on audit. For NCCPA-certified PAs, the qualifying 2-year period may be the most recent 2-year NCCPA certification cycle. The 2-hour controlled-substance prescribing requirement applies to all licensees regardless of DEA registration (per the Board's CE page).

Official source: Tennessee Department of Health — Board of Physician Assistants, Continuing Education

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

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