West Virginia Physician Assistant CE Requirements

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EXPIRATION	ACCEPTED CEUs	HOURS
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
EXPIRATION
Due Every 2 years Due Based On Biennially	American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education (AOA), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).	Hours Required 100 Max Online Hours null
ACCEPTED CEUs
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education (AOA), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
HOURS
Hours Required 100 Max Online Hours null

REQUIRED TOPICS	HOURS	FREQUENCY
REQUIRED TOPICS
Category A/Category I/Content Area I Complete 100 hours of CME designated as Category I or Category II by the American Medical Association (AMA), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), or the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) with the following requirements: - A minimum of 50 hours of CME must be Category I. - A maximum of 50 hours of CME may be Category II. - The 3-hour Board-approved drug diversion training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances training CME can be used for 3 of the 50 Category I CME hours.	50	2 years
HOURS 50	FREQUENCY 2 years
Opioids and Controlled Substances As a prerequisite to license renewal, a physician assistant who has prescribed, administered, or dispensed any controlled substance pursuant to a West Virginia license during the reporting period shall complete a Board-approved continuing education activity for a minimum of three hours of drug diversion training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances training.	3	2 years
HOURS 3	FREQUENCY 2 years

BOARD INFORMATION
West Virginia Board of Medicine
https://wvbom.wv.gov
https://wvbom.wv.gov/PACME2018.asp

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West Virginia Physician Assistant Continuing Education Requirements

REQUIRED TOPICS

BOARD INFORMATION