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Committee adopts 100-hour continuing-education requirement for physician assistants, aligning with national standard
Summary
The committee approved Document 53-12, establishing 100 continuing medical education credits for physician assistants every two years, with 50 documented Category 1 hours and 50 self-certified Category 2 hours, following counsel and board explanation of tracking and parity with national certification.
The House committee approved new continuing-education rules for physician assistants requiring 100 continuing medical education (CME) credits every two years, consistent with the national certifying body's standard.
Bob, counsel for the medical board that oversees the PA committee, told members the statute previously did not explicitly require PAs to maintain national certification, which created disparity between certified and uncertified practitioners. The adopted regulation aligns all PAs with…
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