Pennsylvania Physicians CE Requirements

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EXPIRATION	ACCEPTED CEUs	HOURS
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
EXPIRATION
Due Date Dec 31 Due Every 2 years Due Based On Even Years	ACCME-Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, AMA- American Medical Association	Hours Required 100 Max Online Hours null
ACCEPTED CEUs
ACCME-Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, AMA- American Medical Association
HOURS
Hours Required 100 Max Online Hours null

REQUIRED TOPICS	HOURS	FREQUENCY
REQUIRED TOPICS
Child Abuse and Maltreatment All persons applying for the renewal of a license or certification issued by the licensing board to submit documentation acceptable to the licensing board of the completion of at least two hours of approved continuing education per licensure cycle. Continuing education shall address, but shall not be limited to, recognition of the signs of child abuse and the reporting requirements for suspected child abuse in this Commonwealth. Continuing education curricula shall be approved by the licensing board in consultation with the department. The two hours of continuing education on child abuse recognition and reporting shall be completed by each licensee as a portion of the total continuing education required for biennial license renewal.	2	2 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 2 years
Pain Management In order for medical physician and surgeons, medical physician assistants and nurse-midwives with prescriptive authority to renew their license or prescriptive authority approval for the next renewal period, section 9.1(a)(2) of ABC-MAP requires that they complete at least two (2) hours of continuing education in pain management, the identification of addiction or the practices of prescribing or dispensing of opioids. The continuing education requirements of ABC-MAP will count towards the total number of continuing education credits required for renewal. For physicians, this continuing education must be in AMA PRA Category 1 or 2 approved activities.	2	2 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 2 years
Patient Safety/Medical Errors and Prevention At least 20 credit hours shall be completed in AMA PRA category 1 approved activities. At least 12 credit hours shall be completed in AMA PRA Category 1 or AMA PRA Category 2 approved activities in the area of patient safety and risk management. Approved activities in the area of patient safety and risk management may include topics such as improving medical records and recordkeeping, reducing medical errors, professional conduct and ethics, improving communications, preventative medicine and healthcare quality improvement. The remaining credit hours shall be completed in AMA PRA Category 1 or AMA PRA Category 2 approved activities. Credit will not be granted for courses in office management or practice building.	12	2 years
HOURS 12	FREQUENCY 2 years

BOARD INFORMATION
Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine
https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Medicine/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter17/chap17toc.html

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Pennsylvania Physicians Continuing Education Requirements

REQUIRED TOPICS

BOARD INFORMATION